Security forces killed four terrorists in an intelligence operation in Kalat district of Balochistan.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation, carried out on the night of November 1, targeted members of Fitna al Hindustan, a group described as an Indian proxy.
Troops reportedly attacked the terrorists’ hideout, resulting in four deaths. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered at the scene.
The ISPR said the terrorists had been involved in “numerous terrorist activities” and that follow-up clearance operations were being carried out in the area.
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The ISPR said a disinfection operation was being carried out to eliminate any remaining Indian-sponsored terrorists in the area. “Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies, under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam approved by the Supreme Federal Committee on National Action Plan, will continue their relentless anti-terrorism campaign to eradicate the menace of foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country,” the statement added.
On Monday, security forces killed three terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij in two separate operations in North Waziristan and Tank districts, while five policemen were injured on the same day in an armed attack on the convoy of North Waziristan District Police Officers (DPO) near Bannu, officials said.
The incidents come amid the continuing terror threat in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa border belt, where cross-border infiltration attempts and targeted attacks on security personnel have intensified in recent months.
The DPO narrowly escaped the attack, which came amid intense security operations across KP.
