Four personnel—including two officers, a captain and a lieutenant—were killed in an attack on the Pakistan Army in Hangu.
According to the Pakistan Army’s media wing, the ISPR, six personnel, including two army officers, were killed in an exchange of fire between security forces and armed individuals in the Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The ISPR stated that the armed individuals killed belonged to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The army claimed that eight armed individuals were also killed in the incident.
According to the army, 23-year-old Captain Abuzar Farooq and 22-year-old Lieutenant Shiraz Babar were leading their troops from the front lines during the clash when they were killed.
The ISPR reported that Captain Abuzar Farooq hailed from Gujranwala, while Lieutenant Shiraz Babar belonged to Chakwal.
The statement added that a clearance operation is underway to locate and eliminate other armed individuals present in the area.
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