Sepoy Hikmat Ullah martyred in Balochistan firefight
ISPR says two November 1 operations in Kachhi and Kharan killed 17 militants linked to Fitna al-Hindustan and Fitna al-Khawarij; Sepoy Hikmat Ullah, 25, of Karak, was martyred.
Security forces killed 17 terrorists in two intelligence-based operations in Balochistan’s Kachhi and Kharan districts on November 1, ISPR said.
Ten were killed in Sanni, Kachhi, after forces foiled an attempt to set up a roadblock; seven more died in a Kharan hideout raid.
Sepoy Hikmat Ullah, 25, of Karak district, was martyred during the Kharan firefight.
ISPR said the militants belonged to Fitna al-Hindustan and Fitna al-Khawarij and that weapons and ammunition were recovered.
President Asif Ali Zardari praised the operations and offered condolences to the soldier’s family.