Balochistan security forces have successfully foiled a major terror attack in Kharaan after uncovering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) manufacturing factory during an intelligence-based operation.
The operation, carried out by the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan on December 20, led to the seizure of explosives used to prepare improvised explosive devices, Express News reported.
A motorcycle loaded with 30 kilograms of explosive material, intended to be used in a terrorist attack in the city, was also found.
The timely intervention of FC Balochistan prevented what could have been a devastating attack in the region. The motorcycle bomb, loaded with explosives, was to be deployed in Kharaan to cause massive destruction.
During the operation, a shootout took place between security forces and suspected militants, in which two foreign nationals were injured.
Authorities also seized weapons and other materials related to the planned attack.
The quick response of FC Balochistan ensured the failure of the militants’ efforts and protected not only Kharaan but other areas of Balochistan from a potentially catastrophic event.
This success highlights the security forces’ continued efforts to counter terrorist threats and maintain peace in the volatile region.
Also, last week, security forces neutralized 43 terrorists in various intelligence-based operations carried out in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan this week, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army.
He said 18 terrorists were eliminated in the IBOs in KP, while 25 were killed in Balochistan. These IBOs, the ISPR said in a statement, caused “a major setback to Fitna-Al-Khwarij and other terrorist groups operating in Balochistan”.
The statement said six terrorists were killed in Lakki Marwat district of KP, and another 10 in two IBOs in Musakhel and Panjgur districts of Balochistan, overnight and on Friday, raising the number of terrorists killed in the operations of security forces to 43 since December. 9.
“Since December 9, 2024, security forces have sent 43 terrorists to hell,” the statement said. “On the night of December 12-13, security forces carried out an IBO in Lakki Marwat district. Their own troops effectively attacked the location of the Khwarij and as a result, six Khwarij were killed,” the ISPR stated .
“In Balochistan on December 13, security forces, after an intense exchange of fire, successfully neutralized ten terrorists in two separate IBOs held in Musa Khel and Panjgur districts,” the media wing added. of the army.
“Since December 24, eighteen Khwarij have been sent to hell in KP province [and] Twenty-five terrorists have been sent to hell in Balochistan. “These operations will continue until peace is restored in the area and the khawrij are eliminated,” he added.
The ISPR claimed that the security forces were determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism in the country. Meanwhile, President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the elimination of terrorists on such a large scale as a major success of the security forces.
