"Terrorists from inside Afghanistan, across the international border, opened fire on Pak troops in Kurram district," a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, adding that Pak troops responded in a "befitting manner".
"As per intelligence reports, due to fire of [our] own troops, forces of Evil suffered heavy causalities," the statement said.
However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
five soldiers were martyred during exchange of fire. They were identified as 34-year-old Lance Naik Ajab Noor, 22-year-old Sepoy Ziaullah Khan, 23-year-old Sepoy Naheed Iqbal, 18-year-old Sepoy Sameerullah Khan and 27-year-old Sepoy Sajid Ali.
"Pakistain strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by forces of Evil for activities against Pakistain and expects that [the] interim Afghan government will not allow conduct of such activities against Pakistain in future," the ISPR statement said.
Lulz! Sucks when your own tactics are used against ya, ya feckless assholes?
The Pakistain Army is determined to defend Pakistain’s borders against the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave men further strengthen our resolve, it added.
The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban
...Arabic for students...
Pakistain (TTP) grabbed credit for the attack.
SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED DURING TANK IBO
Meanwhile,
...back at the secret hideout, Scarface Al sneeringly put his proposition to little Nell...
security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) near Dial road in Tank, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and killed a jacket wallah, the ISPR said.
Security forces conducted the operation on "confirmed intelligence reports of presence of" forces of Evil belonging to the proscribed TTP. "During the operation, a suicide bomber has been killed," the statement added.
The ISPR said the operation to eliminate the terrorists' abettors and accomplices "was continuing".
In a separate statement on Saturday, the military's media wing said the security forces conducted an IBO in Sarwakai village in South Wazoo and arrested a TTP terrorist identified as Allah Noor.
According to ISPR, the TTP terrorist was trying to escape while clad in a burqa, however, the forces caught him.Was it the hairy man-feet or the really scary makeup?
During the IBO, a huge cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, improvised bombs, mortars, grenades and communication equipment were recovered from the hideout.In another such operation in Makeen area of South Waziristan, law enforcement personnel recovered M-16 rifles and ammunition.
Four individuals who were transporting weapons and ammunition to Dara Adam Khel were also arrested, the military said.
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