A soldier was killed when terrorists targeted security forces in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Thursday night. The terrorists fired at a military post in the area of Datta Khel town of the district. "The troops initiated a prompt response and effectively engaged the terrorists' location," the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement. Also Read: Indian, Pakistani killed in UAE gas blast that injured 120 During an intense exchange of fire, a young soldier who was 28 years old lost his life, the ISPR said. Actions had been carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area, said the statement. "Pakistan army is determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers will not go unpunished," according to the ISPR.