QUETTA: At least 11 suspected militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Mastung area of Balochistan late on Monday night.
According to a spokesperson for the department, CTD men along with other security personnel conducted a search operation in Killi Qamar Mazar Abad area on the basis of an intelligence report about the presence of suspected terrorists in a compound.
The CTD team reached the site and surrounded the terrorists, the spokesperson added. The militants started to fire indiscriminately at the personnel and lobbed grenades at them. The CTD team then returned fire, killing 11 terrorists.
The spokesperson added the slain men belonged to the militant Islamic State group. The raid was carried out on a tip-off from Daesh terrorist Abdul Haye, he said, adding the camp was going to be used as a launching pad for Daesh in the near future.
According to the spokesperson, a large cache of arms and explosives was recovered from the terrorists, including four SMGs with 360 rounds, one LMG with 80 rounds, two suicide jackets, three 9mm pistols, 15 kilogrammes of explosive, prima cord, eight hand grenades, and eight detonators.
An FIR has been registered at the CTD Balochistan police station and an investigation has been launched to arrest the remaining members of the network.
