QUETTA: Security forces today (Tuesday) killed ten terrorists during an intense exchange of fire in Balochistan’s Awaran district, the military’s media wing said.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation was conducted in Awaran’s Gwargo after receiving a tip-off about the presence of the terrorists.
The ISPR further informed that the terrorists were also involved in the firing incident that had resulted in Lance Naik’s martyrdom on December 20. “As soon as security forces cordoned off the area, the terrorists opened fired at the forces and attempted to flee,” ISPR added.
“In intense exchange of fire 10 terrorists were killed,” the ISPR said, adding that a cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the hideout. The bodies of the terrorists were moved to the government hospital for autopsy.
Two days earlier, Lance Naik Iqbal, was martyred after fighting off terrorists in the Jatt Bazar area near Balochistan’s Awaran district. The ISPR said that due to an “intense exchange of fire” with the terrorists during the operation, Lance Naik Muhammad Iqbal had been injured.
