RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed a terrorists and injured two others during an intelligence-based operation in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday.
The killed militant was identified as Chakar Liaquat.
“During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly terrorist Chakar Liaquat was sent to hell, while two terrorists got injured,” said the military’s media wing.
The ISPR added that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists and further stated that he was “actively involved in numerous terrorist activities.”.
“Sanitization operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area as the “security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country,” said the ISPR.
A day earlier, two soldiers embraced martyrdom as the Pakistan Army successfully eliminated eight terrorists during its swift response to an attempted attack on the Gwadar Port Authority Colony.
According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, a band of eight terrorists made an attempt to infiltrate Port Authority Colony in Gwadar. A swift action by security forces thwarted their efforts, the statement added.
The ISPR said that a group of eight terrorists attempted to enter the Port Authority Colony but were successfully thwarted by security forces personnel. “Own troops employed for security responded immediately and effectively engaged the terrorists, and in ensuing fire exchange, all eight terrorists were sent to hell,” it read.
“A large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives was also recovered,” the ISPR added.
It said that Sepoy Bahar Khan, 35, a resident of Dera Ghazi Khan district, and Sepoy Imran Ali, 28, a resident of Khairpur district, “fought gallantly, sacrificed their lives” and were martyred in the exchange of fire. –Agencies
