ISLAMABAD, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — Pakistani security forces killed four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the country’s southwest Balochistan province, the military said Friday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that the operation was carried out on Sept. 17 in Khuzdar district following reports about the presence of terrorists.
Security forces engaged the terrorists’ hideout, killing four in an intense exchange of fire, the statement said, adding that weapons, ammunition and explosives were seized from the site.
According to the ISPR, the slain terrorists had been involved in multiple attacks in the region.
A clearance operation is underway in the area to hunt any remaining terrorists, the statement added, reaffirming the resolve of Pakistan’s security forces to eliminate terrorism from the country. ■