RAWALPINDI: Three Pakistan army soldiers on Friday embraced shahadat (martyrdom) in exchange of fire with terrorists from across Pak-Afghan border, five terrorists were also killed during their abortive attempts.

“Terrorists from across the Pak-Afghan border attempted multiple physical and fire raids on Pakistan Army posts along Pak-Afghan Border in Shawal, North Waziristan Agency. Security Forces valiantly repulsed all attempts to overrun posts and inflict major damage,” read a statement issued by the media wing of armed forces, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

ISPR said during the exchange of fire, three Pakistan army soldiers Havaldar Iftikhar, resident of Sargodha, Sepoy Aftab from Chitral, and Sepoy Usman resident of Gujrat, embraced shahadat.

Earlier in a statement, Director General ISPR Asif Ghafoor said terrorist incidents in Pakistan were linked to sanctuaries across the Afghanistan border.

Last year, officials of Afghan Embassy in Islamabad were summoned to the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) and were handed over a list of 76 terrorists carrying out attacks inside Pakistani territory.