Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Two Pakistan Army officers embraced martyrdom on Friday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off during a sanitisation operation conducted on credible intelligence in Kohlu area of Balochistan to deny terrorists any liberty of action, the military's media wing said on Friday.
According to a statement by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), during the ensuing sanitisation of the area, the IED exploded close to the leading party.
"The martyred soldiers were identified as Major Jawad and Captain Sagheer who embraced martyrdom and laid their lives in defence of the motherland against an externally perpetrated threat,"
As per the military's media wing, the sanitisation operation continues in the area to apprehend perpetrators and enemies of peace.
It added that such cowardly acts by inimical elements could not sabotage the hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan.
"The security forces are determined to neutralize their nefarious designs even at the cost of blood and lives," the ISPR said.