Islamabad - The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Department of the Pakistani Army said in a statement on Tuesday that militants attacked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province between Monday and Tuesday. Indiscriminate firing on hospital staff during a cowardly attack on a rural health center in the Kadi Shamozai area of Dera Ismail Khan.
As a result, five innocent civilians including two women health workers, two children, and a watchman were killed.
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Security forces in the vicinity were immediately mobilized for a clearance operation at the rural health center and in the exchange of fire, the troops effectively targeted the terrorists and killed three of them," ISPR said in a statement. Killed the militants.
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However, according to the statement of the army, two soldiers were also killed in the fierce exchange of fire, who have been identified as 44-year-old Naib Subidar Muhammad Farooq, a resident of Narowal district, and 23-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Javed Iqbal, a resident of Khanewal district.
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The ISPR added that operations are being conducted in the area to eliminate any other "terrorists" found in the area.
The perpetrators of this heinous and cowardly attack on innocent citizens, especially women and children, will be brought to justice.
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The funeral prayers of the two soldiers were performed on Tuesday, attended by senior military and civilian officials.
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The United States has condemned the Bannu attack and condoled the dead Pakistani soldiers.
Pentagon spokesman General Ryder said in a statement, "We've talked about this in the past, sometimes Pakistan is in the thick of the fight against terrorists in the region. And so hearing this is certainly Sad."
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After the recent terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the US has urged the Taliban to ensure that no terrorist attacks take place on Afghan soil.
When asked about the attack in Dera Ismail Khan during a press briefing on Tuesday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, "We are working with the Pakistani people and the government of Pakistan to address regional security threats." We have a common interest."
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"We also continue to urge the Taliban to ensure that terrorist attacks do not originate from Afghan soil," he added.
It has been and continues to be a priority for us to communicate with them.
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On Tuesday, the ISPR said that militants had targeted the Bannu cantonment on Monday, in which eight security forces personnel were killed, while ten militants were also killed in the retaliatory action.
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According to a press release issued by the army, on Monday morning, 10 terrorists attempted to enter the Bannu cantonment, which was effectively foiled" by security forces personnel.
According to the statement, due to this, the terrorists had to ram the vehicle full of ammunition against the wall of the cantonment.
According to the army, the explosion caused damage to infrastructure as part of the wall collapsed, killing eight security forces personnel.
All 10 of the attackers were killed in the gunfight that followed the attack, but the army did not release a statement on the number of casualties.
Bannu is located 40 km (25 mi) from Afghanistan. The Pakistan Army's public relations department says the group, Jaish Farasan Muhammad, "operates from Afghanistan and has in the past used Afghan soil to carry out terrorist operations inside Pakistan."
Armed attacks by militants have increased in Pakistan since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan.
The death toll from militant attacks in Pakistan hit a six-year high last year, with more than 1,500 civilians, security personnel, and militants killed, according to the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies.
(News Agencies)
