SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Waziristan District area, Pakistan on Wed 23rd March 2022

Four soldiers were killed in Hassan Khel area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during an exchange of fire with terrorists who attempted to infiltrate into Pakistan from Afghanistan in the night between March 23 and March 24, reports Dawn. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a group of terrorists tried to infiltrate into Pakistan at midnight, but their attempt was foiled due to the alertness and timely response of army troops. The terrorists, however, retaliated by opening fire, the statement said, adding that the soldiers reciprocated in a befitting manner. The killed soldiers have been identified as Lance Havaldar Wajahat Alam (34), Sepoy Sajjid lnayat (25), Sepoy Maqbool Hayat (32) and Sepoy Sajjid Ali (22).