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A soldier was martyred during an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Tirah valley of the Khyber district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News quoted ISPR on Friday. The fire exchange between security forces and terrorists took place on the night of August 31/September 1, said Inter-Services Public Relations in a statement. The martyred soldier was identified as Havildar Muntazir Shah, 36, a Swabi district resident. It added, “The troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, resulting in the killing of one terrorist,” The killed terrorist remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces and killing of innocent civilians, said the military’s media wing. Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area, it added. Read more:  Six soldiers martyred in gun battle with terrorists in South Waziristan: ISPR Yesterday, nine soldiers were martyred in a suicide attack on a security forces convoy ...
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