Major, soldier martyred on Afghan border

An officer and a soldier of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off on Pak-Afghan border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a tweet that the incident took place on Pak-Afghan border in Mohmand district where Major Adeel Shahid was supervising the fencing work in an area which carried critical infiltration route. He said the martyrs fell victim to an "IED by terrorists from across the border."