Three soldiers embraced martyrdom in a terrorist ambush in Panjgur District of Balochistan province, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.

Another eight personnel sustained wounds when terrorists unleashed the attack in Kahan area near Gichk Valley of Panjgur – more than 500 kilometres from provincial capital Quetta – the military media wing said.

The injured have been shifted to Quetta Combined Military Hospital, the ISPR said adding that five of them were in critical condition. Three soldiers embraced martyrdom, it added.