A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while three others sustained injuries in an ambush on their convoy near Turbat in Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday.
The terrorists opened fire on security forces during routine patrolling near Pidarak in Kech district, approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Turbat, said the statement.
“During the exchange of fire, Lance Naik Javed Karim embraced shahadat (martyrdom) while three other soldiers got injured,” the military's media wing said.
Later, security forces cordoned off the area for search of the terrorists.
The terrorists have intensified their activities against the security forces lately particularly in Balochistan and North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
In a similar attack on July 14, three soldiers embraced martyrdom and eight other including an officer were injured in an ambush on their convoy near Gichak valley in province's Panjgur district.
“Five injured are critical,” said the ISPR, adding that the injured have been evacuated to Combine Military Hospital (CMH), Quetta.
Two days earlier to this attack on July 12, four soldiers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom when terrorists opened fire during an Intelligence-based operation (IBO) in K-P’s North Waziristan tribal district.
"As soon as the troops cordoned off the area, terrorists opened fire. All dug out terrorists were shot down by security forces," read an ISPR statement.
Last month, two soldiers embraced martyrdom when their patrolling vehicle was targeted through an improvised explosive device (IED) in NW bordering Afghanistan.
Subedar Aziz and Lance Naik Mushtaq were martyred while two other soldiers sustained injuries during the attack in South East of Miranshah.
In May, seven paramilitary troops were martyred in two separate terrorist attacks in Balochistan.
In April, security forces killed two terrorists during an exchange of fire in North Waziristan.
Security forces averted a possible "major terrorist activity" by raiding a suspected terrorist hideout in Buleda tehsil of Balochistan’s Kech district, recovering an arms cache and improvised explosive device (IED) material, the military's media wing said on Saturday.
A key terrorist of the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) was also killed during the intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Security personnel recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, grenades communication equipment and IED material from the hideout.
Also on Saturday, a soldier was martyred in firing by militants near Pidarak, also in district Kech, nearly 35 kilometres southeast of Turbat, an earlier ISPR press release had said.
The terrorists carried out the "fire raid" when a group of security personnel were on routine patrol.
During the ensuing exchange of fire, Lance Naik Javed Karim was martyred while three other soldiers were injured.
Security forces cordoned off the area to search for the terrorists following the attack, the ISPR said.
The two incidents come four days after a man was killed and seven others injured in a motorcycle bomb blast in the main bazaar of Turbat.
Earlier this month, three soldiers were martyred and eight others injured after terrorists opened fire on security forces in Balochistan's Panjgur district.
