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Two officers among 6 martyred, 8 terrorists killed in Hangu fire exchange: ISPR

Two officers and four security personnel were martyred while eight terrorists were killed in a fire exchange in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district on Sunday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The fire exchange took place between a “security forces convoy and Khwarij in Hangu district”, the statement said. “Resultantly, eight Khwarij belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-Al-Khwarij were…

Two officers among 6 martyred, 8 terrorists killed in Hangu fire exchange: ISPR

Two Pakistani security officers and four other personnel tragically lost their lives in a fire exchange in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Sunday, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The confrontation occurred between a security forces convoy and the Khwarij, an Indian-sponsored militant group. The ISPR statement highlighted that eight members of the Khwarij were killed during the intense exchange, which was described as "effective engagement by own troops".

Among the martyred were Captain Abuzar Farooq, a 23-year-old from Gujranwala, and Lieutenant Sheraz Babar, a 22-year-old from Chakwal, who were leading their troops from the front and were killed in the process.

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