Five Khawarji killed during infiltration attempt at Pak-Afghan border

Three soldiers were martyred as the security forces foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of banned Khawarij al Fitna through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the military’s media wing said on Monday.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the martyred soldiers were However Naik Inayat Khan, 36, a Khyber district resident, Lance Naik Umer Hayat, 35, a Mansehra district resident, and Sepoy Waqar Khan, 25, a Peshawar district resident.

Five Fitna-al-Khawarij members were killed while four of its members got injured, it added.

Pakistan has been asking the interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border, the ISPR statement read.

“Interim Afghan government is expected to fulfil its obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by Khawarij for perpetuating acts of terrorism against Pakistan,” it said.

“Security forces of Pakistan remain committed to secure its borders and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the statement said.