SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bajaur District area, Pakistan on Tue 22nd March 2022

Nine persons including two soldiers, three civilians and four terrorists were killed during a terrorist attack in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists fired on security forces in Bloro area of the District which initiated a response from the security forces. "Resultantly, four terrorists were killed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists," it added. The statement added that during the intense exchange of fire, Naib Subedar Ishtiaq, a 44-year-old resident of Nowshera and Sepoy Kamran, a 21-year-old resident of Orakzai, embraced martyrdom after having fought gallantly. The statement further said that due to terrorists’ fire three innocent civilians – Asmat, Ilham and Bahadur – also embraced martyrdom.