IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Senai Narai area of South Waziristan District area, Pakistan on Sun 18th July 2021

One soldier was killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by Security Forces (SFs) in the Senai Narai area of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 18, reports Geo TV. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted "on reported presence of terrorists". "During intense exchange of fire with terrorists, Sepoy Junaid, age 20 years, resident of Balakot, District Mansehra embraced shahadat," the statement said.|Separately, a Police van was partially damaged when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along a road went off in Takwara area of Kulachi tehsil in Dera Ismail Khan District on July 17, reports Dawn. All Police personnel, including Deputy Superintendent of Police and Station House Officer Kulachi, who were onboard the van, remained unhurt.