Pakistan Army kills fifteen local & foreign militants; Commander Qari Usman among

ISLAMABAD: Fifteen militants including a hard core local commander Qari Usman were killed in a clash with security forces in South Waziristan while a security man also embraced shahadat, Pakistan Army claimed on Monday late evening.

According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), hardcore militants led by local commander Qari Usman launched an attack on army position in Jandola Sector. The attack was strongly repulsed by the security forces. Revealing the detail ISPR said, in retaliatory, fire, around fifteen terrorists including Qari Usman and foreigners were killed by the security forces. One soldier embraced shahadat while fighting with the terrorists.

Those killed included nationals from Saudi Arabia, Chechnya and Uzbekistan.