RAWALPINDI: An officer of the Pakistan Army who was injured in an exchange of fire with Khawarij in Tirah Valley of Khyber district embraced martyrdom at Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, a military statement said on Monday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik (age: 24 years, resident of District Attock) embraced Shahadat today.
ISPR said on 09 August, a fire exchange took place between security forces and Khawarij at three different locations in Tirah Valley of Khyber District.
“At one of the locations in Bagh, Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik, leading his troops from the front, fought bravely and sent four Khawarij to hell,” it said.
According to the statement during intense fire exchange, the officer got critically injured and was under treatment at CMH Peshawar. “Today he succumbed to injuries and embraced Shahadat,” the ISPR said.
It said the security forces of Pakistan are resolute to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave officers and soldiers further strengthen our resolve.
