| 13 terrorists killed, 4-5 encircled as fighting continues in Panjgur | Seven soldiers embrace martyrdom | Forces carried out clearance operation in Balochistan | IBO also conducted in Ghulam Khan Khel, North Waziristan District
RAWALPINDI: At least 13 terrorists have been killed by security forces in Balochistan’s Panjgur and Naushki after separate attacks were successfully repulsed last night, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Thursday.
“Security forces carried out clearance operations to hunt down terrorists hiding in the area.”
A total of 13 terrorists were killed and seven soldiers embraced martyrdom in an encounter between the security forces and terrorists in Balochistan on Wednesday night, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Thursday.
The security forces had thwarted terror attacks on their camps in Balochistan, initially killing four terrorists on Wednesday evening.
The latest statement issued by the military’s media wing said that the security forces carried out a clearance operation to hunt down the more terrorists hiding in the stated areas of Balochistan on Wednesday night after repulsing the attacks.
“In Naushki, the security forces shot down five more terrorists, bringing the tally to nine terrorists killed in the area while four soldiers embraced martyrdom in the encounter,” the ISPR said.
Meanwhile, an operation is still underway in Panjgur for the elimination of terrorists present in the area, where four terrorists have so far been killed and four to five others have been encircled by the security forces.
In Panjgur, three soldiers were martyred and four others got wounded.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded the country’s armed forces for ‘repulsing’ the terror attacks in Balochistan’s Panjgur and Naushki.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid had earlier confirmed that four to five terrorists were still holding out in Panjgur.
The attacks were the latest in a string of terrorist acts seen in recent weeks in the province. Last week, the ISPR had said that terrorists attacked a check post in the Kech district of the province in which 10 soldiers were martyred.
According to the ISPR, the “fire raid” by terrorists in Kech had occurred on the night between January 25 and 26. It had stated that the forces repulsed the attack and “during intense exchange of fire” one terrorist was also killed and several others injured.
Moreover, Security Forces conducted an IBO in Ghulam Khan Khel, North Waziristan District, on reports of a terrorists’ hide out in the area.
During search of the area, large quantity of weapons, ammunition and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from the terrorists’ hide .
Recovered weapons and ammunition include Sub Machine Guns, Hand Grenades, RPG-7 rockets, IEDs, material used in preparation of IEDs, communication equipment and hundreds of multiple calibre rounds. -ISPR
