Security forces have eliminated at least 11 India-sponsored militants in separate intelligence-based operations in the Kharan and Washuk districts of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
According to the military’s media wing, the operations were conducted on Sept. 6 and 7 on reports of the presence of Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists. The state uses the designation of “Fitna al-Hindustan” to refer to banned Baloch terrorist groups.
The ISPR said the terrorists had attempted to establish a roadblock in Kharan on Sept. 6, disrupting local traffic. It said security forces promptly intercepted and engaged the terrorists, killing eight of them.
Separately, in Washuk district, security forces targeted a reported terrorist hideout on Sept. 7. “Own troops effectively busted the hideout and, following an intense exchange of fire, killed three more terrorists,” it said, adding 2.9 tons of explosives for the preparation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized in the operation.
The military’s media wing said sanitization operations were under way to eliminate any other India-sponsored terrorists who may be present in the area. It said the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign under Vision Azm-e-Istehkam, as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, would continue at full pace.
The campaign aims to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored-and-supported terrorism from the country, the ISPR added.