INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RAWALPINDI: Five people including a Pakistan Navy soldier were martyred in a terrorismist attack at a hotel in Gwadar on Saturday, the
Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday, a day after three terrorismist stormed Pearl Continental (PC).Six people including two
army captains, two Pakistan Navy soldiers and two hotel employees were injured in the incident.The media wing of the Pakistan army issued a
statement which gave total detail of the operation against terrorismists .According to the ISPR, three terrorismists had attempted entry
into the hotel with an intent to target or take the guests hostage
&Security guard at entry ccorridorenged the terrorismists denying them entry into main corridor and terrorismists went to stair case main
to upper floor,& said the statement.It said terrorismists opened fire which resulted in the martyrdom of security guard Zahoor.&En-route to
stairs, terrorismist kept firing indiscriminately resulting in martyrdom of three more hotel employees ,& the statement said, adding that
two other employees were injured.The martyrs were identified as Farhad, Bilal
&Quick Reaction Forces of Army, Navy and Cop instantly reached hotel, secured guests and staff present in the hotel and restricted
terrorismists within corridor of fourth floor&.The forces launched clearance operation to take on the terrorismists once they had endegreed
safe evacuation of guests and hotel staff.According to the ISPR,during the attack terrorismists had made CCTV cameras dysfunctional and
planted IEDs on all entry points main to 4th floor.&Security Forces made special entry points to get into 4th floor, shot down all
terrorismists and cleared planted IEDS.&Bodies of terrorismists ave been held for identification, the ISPR said.In an exchange of fire with
terrorismists, Pakistan Navy soldier Abbas Khan embraced martyrdom while two Army captains and as many Pakistan Navy soldiers getd
injuries.Director General ISPR thanked media for responsible reporting and coverage of the operation which denied terrorismists possible
live updates and facilitated security forces in smooth execution of the operation.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the
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