ISLAMABAD: Two soldiers were killed when terrorists fired on an army vehicle in North Waziristan Agency.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists targeted the vehicle from surrounding mountains. “Resultantly second lieutenant Abdul Moeed and soldier Basharat embraced martyrdom.”

The ISPR said Lt Abdul Moeed 21, who recently passed out from Pakistan Military Academy was a resident of Burewala, Vehari while Sepoy Basharat, 21 years old having 3 years military service belonged to a Danyor village in Gilgit.

Meanwhile , ISPR Director General Major Asif Ghafoor shared on Twitter pictures of two soldiers with a message from the Chief of Army Staff that said: “Freedom isn’t free, it costs sons of the soil. Freedom that we enjoy today is owed to so many such brave-hearts. Salute to our Martyrs.”

Meanwhile, the National Assembly offered prayers for the two slain soldiers. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah led the Fateha.

Earlier this month, six were killed when an improvised explosive device, targeting a military vehicle, went off in North Waziristan. The vehicle was carrying three civilian candidates seeking recruitment in the army. The candidates and three bystanders were killed in the attack.

On Oct.9, in the first major incident in North Waziristan agency’s Razmak subdivision since the army launched Zarb-i-Azb military operation in June 2014, three soldiers were killed and seven others injured when attackers opened fire on a vehicle of the Frontier Corps.