Security Forces Neutralize 21 Militants in Balochistan Amid Rising Violence and Terrorist Attacks
On the night [of] 29/30 August, in three separate IBOs in District Kech, Panjgur, and Zhob, five terrorists were sent to hell by the security forces, while three terrorists got injured during the intense fire exchange,” according to the military’s media affairs wing.
It added that the sanitization operations would “continue until all perpetrators, facilitators, and abetters of these atrocious acts are brought to justice”.
“Security forces of Pakistan, in step with the nation, remain determined to thwart attempts at sabotaging peace, stability, and progress of Balochistan,” the military asserted.
“The security forces are conducting extensive intelligence-based operations (IBOs) to hunt down the perpetrators of these heinous acts,” it added.
At least 50 people, including 14 security men, were martyred as militants attacked police stations, blowing up railway tracks, and set fire to almost three dozen vehicles across the province.
Armed men killed at least 23 passengers in Balochistan’s Musakhel district after offloading them from trucks and buses.
In response, security forces neutralized 21 militants.
