RAWALPINDI: Four soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred, whereas five foreign terrorists were killed in a clash in South Waziristan on Thursday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The four brave sons of soil who valiantly embraced martyrdom during intense fire exchange were identified as Naib Subedar Taib Shah (age: 38 years, resident of District Tank), Lance Naik Gulab Zaman (age: 30 years, resident of District Karak), Lance Naik Muzammil Mehmood (age: 30 years, resident of District Karak) and Lance Naik Habibullah (age: 28 years, resident of District Orakzai), having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat.

The military media wing said that Pakistan’s security forces are determined to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the homeland. It added that the great sacrifices of the brave soldiers strengthen our resolve in the fight against terrorism.The ISPR said that sanitization operation is underway to completely clear the area of terrorists.