More than 70 terrorists killed across Balochistan in past 4 days: ISPR
More than 71 terrorists were killed in Shaban and other areas of Balochistan in the last 96 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) recalled that based on credible intelligence, security forces had launched a “swift operation against the terrorists in Ziarat and surrounding areas” on Sept 21. “As the Pakistan Army’s operation…
More than 71 terrorists were killed in recent operations across Balochistan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday. The military's media affairs wing reported that security forces initiated a swift operation against the terrorists in Ziarat and surrounding areas on September 21. The statement highlighted that Pakistan's intelligence agencies had identified multiple hideouts of Indian-backed groups, including the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and designated Balochistan-based groups, posing a threat to the local population.
During the operation in Shaban, security forces engaged the terrorists, clearing multiple hideouts and recovering weapons, ammunition, and explosives. Over the past 96 hours, 71 terrorists had been killed, with 33 Indian-sponsored terrorists being killed in the Shaban operation, and another 11 killed in a separate intelligence-based operation in Noshki on September 25.
ISPR stressed that the counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of "Azm-i-Istehkam" would continue with full resolve, reaffirming the security forces' commitment to eliminating foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
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