Pak army officer, soldier martyred in IED blast on western border

By Web Desk Staff On Sep 20, 2019

Major Adeel (left) and Sepoy Sarfaraz Hussain-Picture ISPR

Rawalpindi: A Pakistan Army officer and a soldier lost their lives in an IED blast on Pak-Afghan border, military said on Friday.

According to the ISPR, Major Adeel, a resident of Karachi, was supervising fencing work in an area which carried critical infiltration route when the IED planted by terrorists from across the border went off.

Major Adeel Shahid & Sepoy Faraz Hussain embraced shahadat on Pak-Afg Border in Mohmand Distt. Squad under shaheed offr was supervising fencing work in an area which carried critical infiltration route. Shaheeds fell victim to an IED planted by terrorists from across the border. pic.twitter.com/NtEVllHqtq
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) September 20, 2019

According to the military, Sepoy Faraz Hussain belonged to Kotli District of Azad Kashmir.