Rawalpindi: A Balochistan Frontier Corps soldier was martyred while four terrorists were killed as security forces thwarted an attack on a naval base in Turbat last night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the military’s media affairs wing, said that terrorists attempted to attack PNS Siddique in Turbat last night. It said that the attempt was foiled due to the “swift and effective response by the troops ensuring the safety and security of personnel and assets”.
“Security forces in the vicinity were immediately mobilised to support the naval troops. Synergetic and effective response by the armed forces enabled killing of all four terrorists in ensuing joint clearance operation,” it said.
The ISPR said that during the intense fire exchange 24-year-old Sepoy Noman Fareed of the Balochistan Frontier Corps embraced martyrdom.
The martyred soldier was a resident of Muzaffargarh and was serving in Frontier Corps Balochistan.
“Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area,” the statement read, adding that Pakistan's armed forces remain “committed to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country at all costs”.