Personnel of Pakistan Army were martyred in a terrorist attack in North Waziristan Agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. According to the ISPR, Second Lieutenant Abdul Moeed and Sepoy Basharat were martyred after terrorists fired on their vehicle from the surrounding mountains. Sepoy Basharat, 21, is from Danyor village of Gilgit-Baltistan while Moeed, also 21, hailed from Burewala, Vehari.
Moeed had recently graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul, while Basharat had three years of military service, the ISPR said further. According to a message on Facebook from Moeed's cousin, the deceased belonged to the 136 Long Course of PMA and hailed from the Northern Light Infantry unit.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa stated that, "Freedom isn't free, it costs sons of the soil. Freedom that we enjoy today is owed to so many such brave hearts. Salute to our Martyrs".