Islamabad, Feb 11 (PTI) More than 3,100 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the fight against terrorism in the last five years, Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said on Wednesday.
Asif disclosed the number in the National Assembly while responding to the remarks by Leader of Opposition Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who purportedly said the army belongs to only four districts.
“While Achakzai may hold his views, he should not attack the military. The Pakistan Army is not the army of any province or district. Its character is national,” Asif said.
Citing the data, he said that 3,141 army personnel have been killed in the past five years across Pakistan. “In this war against terrorism, we suffer losses every day,” he said.
Asif said that 170 officers, 212 Junior Commissioned Officers and 2,759 soldiers have been killed from 2021 to February 2026.
“The Leader of the Opposition is a national office. Such an irresponsible statement demeans this position. This is a war of the entire nation, not of a single district,” he said.
Asif also defended the repatriation of Afghan refugees, saying that they have a government made up of Afghans and not foreigners. PTI SH SKS ZH ZH
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