A soldier was martyred during an exchange of fire with terrorists in the general area of Mir Ali, North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Saturday.

The martyred soldier was identified as Lance Naik Jamshed Khan, 28, a resident of Upper Dir district, according to a statement from the military’s media wing.

“Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area,” it said, “security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.”

Pakistan armed forces on Wednesday repulsed a major terrorist attack on two border posts in the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said.

On September 6, at least 12 terrorists were killed while four Pakistani soldiers were martyred in the clash when a large group of terrorists equipped with latest weapons attacked two Pakistani military posts located closer to Pakistan Afghanistan border in the general area Kalash, District Chitral.

The ISPR statement then said that the “interim Afghan government is expected to fulfil its obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for perpetrating acts of terrorism against Pakistan.”