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Summary At least six military personnel and a policeman were martyred in a shooting incident near Gujrat.
As per details, miscreants attacked a military camp near River Chenab on Monday morning, killing at least six military personnel and a policeman, while injuring five other security officials.The attack happened near the industrial city of Wazirabad, less than 150 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of the capital.At least seven security personnel including a police official embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and five others were injured due to firing by unknown assailants near Wazirabad, the military said in a statement.A rescue party had reportedly camped by River Chenab to look for the body of a pilot missing in a helicopter crash in May, the statement said, and the camp came under attack from unknown assailants.Pakistan is battling an insurgency in its lawless northwest tribal region, but attacks in the area of Mondays incident are unusual.
