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Wazoo district, the military said on Thursday.The statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing read: "A fire exchange took place between gunnies and own troops in general area Dirduni, North Waziristan District."
It added: "Three gunnies were sent to hell while injuring another two".
The six brave who — having fought gallantly — before they were martyred include: Havaldar Saleem Khan (age 36 years, resident of District Tank), Naik Javed Iqbal (age 37 years, resident of District Kohat), Sepoy Nazir Khan (age 26 years, resident of District Bannu), Sepoy Hazrat Bilal (age 25 years, resident of District Mardan), Sepoy Syed Rajab Hussain (age 22 years, resident of District Orakzai) and Sepoy Bismillah Jan (age 22 years, resident of District Khyber).
The military wing’s statement further added that a search operation was underway to clear any active threats holed up in the area.
"Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any gunnies found in the area."
Moreover, the statement concluded with a resolve to ensure that terrorism was eliminated from the country.
"Security Forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve," the ISPR statement added.