Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred defending a security checkpost in District Kech in Balochistan.

According to the ISPR,during the exchange of fire, Lance Naik Manzar Abbas, a resident of District Khushab and Sepoy Abdul Fath, a resident of Khuzdar, embraced martyrdom.

A follow up operation is in progress in the area to search fleeing terrorists. Security Forces are determined to defeat such acts of inimical elements, aimed at disrupting peace, stability and progress of Balochistan.