Pakistan army major was martyred in a cross fire when militants attacked a military vehicle near Peshawar on Tuesday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) the exchange of fire broke when unidentified militants attacked a military vehicle near Frontier region close to Afghan border.
As a result of which, Major Jahanzaib suffered bullet injuries and succumbed to his wounds.
The army retaliated and killed three militants the military’s media wing said.
This is the second attack on security forces personnel in the last 24 hours.
An attack on a security forces check-post in South Wazirstan tribal region killed one soldier late Monday night.