15 militants killed in Balochistan intelligence raids
“Security forces say 15 militants were killed in two intelligence-based operations in Balochistan.”
Key points
- Security forces say 15 militants were killed in two intelligence-based operations in Balochistan.
- The action forms part of Pakistan’s continuing campaign against insurgent and militant networks.
Pakistan’s security forces killed 15 militants in separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan, according to the military’s media wing. Geo News reported that 12 militants were killed in Harnai district during an operation targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan network, while three more were killed in Basima.
The report said weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from the militants, who were accused of involvement in multiple attacks. ISPR said follow-up sanitisation operations were continuing and reaffirmed that the broader counterterrorism campaign would proceed at full pace. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the forces for the operations.
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