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RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed six terrorists, including a commander of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Tariq alias Nasir, in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Harnai area.
According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday, the operation was conducted at a hideout of the terrorists near Jamboro in Harnai. “There were confirmed reports of the terrorists’ presence at the hideout,” it added.
“Subsequently, security forces conducted an IBO in the area to apprehend a group of externally sponsored terrorists working against peace in Balochistan,” the military’s media wing added. It said that as soon as security forces cordoned off the area, terrorists tried to flee from the hideout and opened indiscriminate fire.
“A heavy exchange of fire with terrorists continued for a long time [and] resultantly, six terrorists, including BLA commander Tariq alias Nasir, [were] killed,” the ISPR said, adding that a large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the hideout.
“Such IBOs to eliminate perpetrators of terrorist acts in Pakistan will continue and they (terrorists) will not be allowed to sabotage [the] hard-earned opportunity for prosperity and socioeconomic growth of [the] people of Balochistan,” the ISPR further stated.
