Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the sacrifices of our brave soldiers and citizens are a debt on us that we must repay, relentlessly eliminating terrorism from our nation.

In a statement on social media platform X on Monday, the Prime Minister said he is deeply saddened by the martyrdom of Pak Army personnel including a Captain in a targeted attack in Lakki Marwat district.

He also expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), seven Pakistan Army soldiers, including a captain, were martyred on Sunday after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit the vehicle of the security forces in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).