A soldier embraced martyrdom when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Monday.
According to the ISPR, 25-year-old Sepoy Wajid Ullah from Karak embraced martyrdom when the IED exploded during a clearance operation in the Asman Manza area.
The lawmen cordoned off the area and launched a hunt for the terrorists involved in planting IED, the ISPR said, adding that a terrorist was killed during an exchange of fire.