Army, FC and police continue joint action in Balochistan after attack on Mangi Dam police station
Security forces killed 17 more Indian-backed terrorists during an ongoing operation in Balochistan, taking the total number of terrorists killed in Operation Shaban to 43, security sources said on Friday.
The joint operation by Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police was launched after the terror attack on Mangi Dam Police Station and is still ongoing, with forces intensifying action against terrorists across the province.
Terrorists ambushed police personnel deployed in Ziarat’s Kach Mangi Phase III area on Tuesday, leading to hours-long gun battles that left nine police personnel, including two police station officers, dead. The terrorists also kidnapped several civilians and police officers after the attack. Subsequently, the army launched a series of anti-terror operations across Balochistan.
In a statement issued today, security sources said the ongoing operation had further tightened the cordon around the terrorists hiding in the rugged mountainous terrain of the region, adding that multiple ground and air operations were continuing.
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He said that in the last 24 hours, security forces killed another 17 terrorists, bringing the total death toll in Operation Shaban to 43.
Sources said an attack on a police station in Zehri area of Khuzdar today was repulsed.
They said quick action by Pakistan Army and FC troops resulted in the confirmed deaths of eight terrorists, while reports suggested that five to six more were killed during helicopter operations.
The joint operation of Pakistan Army, Balochistan FC and police continued later and the security forces attacked the terrorists hiding in the mountains using heavy weapons, sources said.
During the last phase of the operation, four more terrorists were killed and several more were injured, sources said.
According to sources, the security forces had already killed 26 terrorists during the operations carried out on July 6 and 7.
The sources added that since July 5, a total of 79 terrorists have been killed in Operation Shaban and other intelligence operations carried out in the area.
