Three Pakistan army officers, one soldier martyred in Islamic terrorist Waziristan IED attack

Three Pakistan Army officers and one soldier were martyred and four others injured in a roadside blast in Kharqamar area of North Waziristan district on Friday.

According to the military’s media wing, terrorists targeted a military vehicle using an improvised explosive device (IED). The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said three officers and a soldier embraced martyrdom in the attack.

The officers were identified as Lt Col Raashid Karim Baig, a resident of Karimabad, Hunza; Major Moeez Maqsood Baig, a resident of Karachi and Captain Arif Ullah, a resident of Lakki Marwat. Lance Havaldar Zaheer, a resident of Chakwal, was also martyred in the explosion.