Three Army troops martyred while escorting polling staff: ISPR

Three Army troops martyred while escorting polling staff: ISPR

Quetta (Staff Report): At least three security forces personnel and a civilian were martyred late on Tuesday while escorting the polling staff of NA-271 Buleda, Balochistan.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Wednesday, the military protection party was ambushed at Dashtuk, near the Pak-Iran border. In the exchange of fire, three personnel were martyred while 14 including 10 security forces personnel were wounded, army’s media wing added.

Imran aged 21 years from Dera Bugti, 25-year-old from Chakwal Sepoy Jahanzeb, 23-year-old Sepoy Akmal from Haripur and a polling staff school teacher Safiullah were martyred in the attack.

The ISPR said that 10 critically wounded have been shifted to Karachi, while four with minor injuries were taken to DHQ Turbat.