ISLAMABAD: Six more terrorists were killed during an operation in Balochistan, raising the total number of terrorists eliminated in Operation Shaban to 85, security sources confirmed on Tuesday.
The sources said that since July 5, a total of 123 militants had been killed in Operation Shaban and other intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out across the province. They reiterated that the operation would continue until the last militant was eliminated.
Operation Shaban is being conducted jointly by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps and Balochistan Police and was launched in the aftermath of the deadly attack on Mangi Dam police station in Ziarat. A day earlier, the security sources confirmed that 8 more terrorists were gunned down during fresh operations in the province.
A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from the killed militants, including M4 rifles, submachine guns, rocket launchers, mobile phones and other equipment, they added. Forty-two people, including security personnel and civilians, were martyred in three recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan.
