Forbes StaffIn the shootout in Pakistan, six Pakistani soldiers were killed by militants, said the army.
The army on Saturday said that six of their soldiers were killed in a shootout by militants in the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, formerly known as the North West Frontier Province of the country. It borders Afghanistan, where armed groups, including the Pakistani Taliban, have remained active.
Pakistani soldiers killed by militants in latest unrest.
It was reported by the army that militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, known for housing armed groups. On Saturday, it was revealed that the troops died in an overnight operation in the North Waziristan district. The statement by the army revealed that six militants were also killed.
A separate operation killed two militants.
The army revealed that in a separate operation, two militants were killed in Swat, also in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They informed that one of them was said to be involved in an attack on a convoy of foreign ambassadors earlier this month in the area. The killing of soldiers led to the suspension of cellphone services in Islamabad, entering the second day of a lockdown aimed at thwarting rallies that were in support of ex-leader Imran Khan, who is in prison for multiple charges against him.
Shipping containers blocked off the city’s entry and exit points.
It was reported that shipping containers blocked off the city’s entry and exit points; however, videos showed how Khan’s PTI party supporters piled into vehicles and attempted to head toward Islamabad. Working through the night to remove shipping containers from the road were Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and others in the convoy, as told by the party.
The PTI also said that security forces arrested Ali Amin Gandapur for entering Islamabad in disobedience of a ban on rallies. However, officials and the police did not immediately confirm the arrest.
