KURRAM: At least four security o
fficials, including a captain were martyred and three others were left injured after an
IED blast struck Kurram Agency’s Kharlachi area, on Sunday morning.
According to the political administrati
on of the agency, three security o
fficials died instantly while three were reportedly injured, meanwhile the bodies of the martyred and the injured were taken to a hospital in Parachinar the agency’s headquarters.
The o
fficials martyred in the explosion were identified as Captain Husnain, Sepoy Qadir , Saeed Baz and Jumma Gul, meanwhile the injured personnel were namely Sepoy Zahir, Naik Anwar and Lance Naik Sher Afzal.
One of the injured security o
fficials, Captain Hasnain also succumbed to his injuries later on.
Security agencies launched a search operation after t
he incident.
A statement released by the Army’s Media Wing, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the personnel who lost their lives were part of a search party that was looking for the kidnappers of the foreign family that was rescued back on Wednesday.
Following t
he incident, the borde
r crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Kharlachi was shut down until further notice.
