Pakistan Army officer martyred, 4 terrorists killed in Balochistan IBOs: ISPR

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Pakistan’s military says four militants were killed during counterterrorism operations in Balochistan’s Kalat district, while an officer was killed by an improvised explosive device during operations near Pasni in Gwadar district. The army says clearance operations will continue in the area.

Four terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Kalat district while a security personnel member was martyred in a targeted attack, the military’s media wing said on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that security forces are conducting a series of operations in areas of Shadi Kaur, Tehsil Pasni, District Gwadar, and Jattakabad, District Kalat, on the reported presence of multiple hideouts of Fitna al Hindustan. In the first operation on October 18, security forces conducted an IBO in the general area of Jattakabad in Kalat, during which four terrorists were eliminated. “A large cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered,” it added. In the second incident, ISPR added that security forces conducted a series of clearance operations in the general area of Shadi Kaur, Pasni, in Gwadar. It added that during one of the operations, the lead force component, led by 34-year-old Major Wajahat Waheed, a resident of Lahore, was martyred in an improvised explosive device attack. “Sanitisation operations will continue to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. The relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam”, as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, will continue at full pace. “Security forces and law enforcement agencies remain committed to eliminating the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” ISPR added. More to follow.