A soldier was martyred on Monday as secu
rity forces exchanged fire with terrorists in North Waziristan’s Spinwam are
a, the mi
litary’s me
dia wing said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, said intense firing took place after the terrorists had fired on a secu
rity forces’ checkpoint. Following the terrorists’ move, the troops had initiated a prompt response and effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, the mi
litary’s me
dia wing said. The martyred soldier was identified as Sepoy Saifullah, 25, resident of Karak, according to the ISPR. The secu
rity forces are carrying out an area clearance to eliminate any terrorists found i
n the area. The development comes three days after secu
rity forces had gunned down a terrorist in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali are
a, the ISPR had said. The mi
litary’s me
dia wing said that wanted terrorist Arif Ullah alias Dadullah was killed during an exchange of fire as the secu
rity forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO).