3 FC soldiers martyred in Margat Quetta terror attack: ISPR
A Pakistani soldier keeps vigil next to a newly fenced border fencing along with Afghan's Paktika province border in Angoor Adda in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency on October 18, 2017.The Pakistan military vowed on October 18 a new border fence and hundreds of forts would help curb militancy, as it showcased efforts aimed at sealing the rugged border with Afghanistan long crossed at will by insurgents. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

3 FC soldiers martyred in Margat Quetta terror attack: ISPR

News Desk: 

Three Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers martyred in a terrorist attack in Quetta’s Margat area on Sunday. One soldier was injured in the terrorist attack, the military’s media wing said.

The injured soldier rushed to Quetta for medical treatment, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. They were identified as Lance Naik Syed Hussain Shah, Sepoy Faisal Mehmood, and Sepoy Nauman-ur-Rehman, it added.

Four FC soldiers injured in Turbat 

In a separate incident, four FC soldiers were injured after they were attacked near the Pakistan-Iran border in Turbat. The injured soldiers rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. A huge contingent of FC  personnel reached the spot in the aftermath of the incident.

On May 5, four FC soldiers were martyred and six were injured after terrorists ambushed them while fencing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Zhob.

Chief Minister condemns the terror attack 

Chief Minister Balochistan, Jam Kamal Khan strongly condemned the attack and termed it a cowardly attack on the part of terrorists. In a condemnation statement after the terror attack, Jam Kamal said the perpetrators of the terrorist attack would be brought to justice.

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