• A Brigadier was martyred in Angoor Adda, South Waziristan
• ISPR said Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki was martyred
• Seven others were injured in the encounter with terrorists

RAWALPINDI: A brigadier from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was martyred during an encounter with “hardcore terrorists” in Angoor Adda, South Waziristan.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that an intense exchange of fire took place between the two sides during which the brigadier was martyred.

It added that Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki was martyred “while leading the encounter from the front” and seven others were injured, including two who were critically wounded.

The military’s media affairs wing said Brigadier Barki and his team “put up a valiant resistance against the terrorists during the encounter and the officer sacrificed his life for peace of the motherland”.

“Defence forces of Pakistan and intelligence agencies pledge to reaffirm and demonstrate firm resolve to eliminate the menace of terrorism from every inch of the country,” the ISPR said.

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