- PM Shehbaz says sacrifices reaffirm the nation’s resolve to defeat terrorism in all its forms for and prosperous Pakistan
- COAS Gen Asim Munir, PM and his cabinet members attend funeral for Capt Muhammad Osama bin Arshad
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army captain embraced martyrdom while two terrorists were killed in a gunfight in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) North Waziristan district while three brave soldiers embraced Shahadat during a fire exchange in South Waziristan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
According to the military’s media wing, an exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists on 9 July 2024 in the North Waziristan district.
“During the fierce engagement, the Pakistan Army troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, as result of which two terrorists were gunned down,” the ISPR said.
However, during the intense exchange of fire, Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad, 24, resident of Rawalpindi District, embraced martyrdom.
On the other hand, another fire exchange took place between security forces and terrorists in South Waziristan district, the ISPR reported another press release.
The military’s media wing said that during intense exchange of fire, three brave soldiers: Sepoy Asad Ullah, 30 years, a resident of Mitiari District; Sepoy Muhammad Sufyan, 28 years, a resident of DI Khan District and non-combatant bearer Zain Ali, 24 years, a resident of Bahwalnagar District, having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat.
The military’s media wing said that sanitisation operation was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area.
“Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” it added.
Pakistan has been grappling with a surge in terrorist activities, especially in KP and Balochistan, since the outlawed militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
PM, COAS, Minister attend funeral for Shaheed Captain
Meanwhile, Funeral prayers of Captain Muhammad Osama Bin Arshad Shaheed (age: 24 years, resident of District Rawalpindi) who embraced martyrdom while defending the motherland in North Waziristan District, was offered at Chaklala Garrison Rawalpindi.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Information Minister Atta Tarar, COAS Gen Asim Munir and a large number of serving and retired military officers, soldiers and relatives of Shaheed attended the funeral.
At the occasion, the PM remarked that these sacrifices reaffirm the nation’s resolve to defeat terrorism in all its forms for a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan. He said that the nation stands resolute against these foreign-abetted terrorists and their facilitators and these adversaries of Pakistan will be comprehensively defeated through a multi-domain strategy based on whole-of-the-system approach, InshAllah.
The Shaheed will be buried at his native home town where he will be laid to rest with full military honours.
