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The funeral prayers of army officers Major Moeez Maqsood and Captain Arifullah, who were martyred in a roadside improvised explosive device explosion near Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan, were offered in Karachi and Tajazai village, Lakki Marwat respectively on Saturday.

A large number of people attended their funeral prayers.

Three army officers and a soldier were martyred and four others injured when a roadside IED had hit their vehicle in the Kharqamar area of North Waziristan on Friday. According to ISPR, terrorists targeted a military vehicle through an IED planted on road. Those martyred in the incident included Lt Col Raashid Karim Baig resident of karimabad, Hunza, Major Moeez Maqsood Baig resident of Karachi, Captain Arif Ullah resident of Lakki Marwat and Lance Havaldar Zaheer resident of Chakwal.

The military's media wing said that 10 security personnel embraced martyrdom and 35 others got injured during a month. It said this is the same area where forces had conducted search operations and arrested few facilitators of terrorists.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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