We will fight until the menace of terrorism is eliminated from our homeland, Kakar posted on the social networking platform X, following the attack on a security forces post in Khyber-Paktunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district.

At least 23 soldiers were killed when an explosives-laden truck rammed the facility.

According to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the Pakistani prime minister offered condolences to the families of the victims and called for the best medical treatment of those injured in the terrorist attack.

He also paid tribute to the country’s security forces for operations in Darazanda, Daraban and Kolachi areas of Dera Ismail Khan district, which culminated in the killing of 27 terrorists.

He referred to all the soldiers as dedicated, self-sacrificing and courageous in the fight against terror and termed them a ray of hope for his nation.

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