Pakistan ordusu Belucistan'da 72 saatte 48 terörist etkisiz hale getirdi

Security forces kill 48 terrorists in 'high-tempo' Balochistan operations over 72 hours: ISPR

Security forces have killed 48 terrorists in multiple “high-tempo” anti-terror operations across Balochistan over the past three days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to the military’s media wing, the operations were carried out in Mastung, Quetta, Kalat and Sibi districts against “Indian proxies, Fitna-al-Hindustan and Fitna-al-Khawarij”. The state uses the term Fitna-al-Khawarij for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and has designated Balochistan-based groups as Fitna-al-Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan. In an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Mastung district on Friday, security forces identified the movement of terrorists and engaged them. Six “Indian-sponsored terrorists” were killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the ISPR said. A cache of ammunition and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) was also recovered and destroyed during the operation, it added. In another IBO in the Shaban area of Quetta district, security forces identified “four Khwarij hideouts”. Following an exchange of fire, 26 terrorists were killed, according to the ISPR. In Kalat district, security forces raided a terrorist hideout, killing two terrorists in the ensuing firefight, the military said. Meanwhile, in the Bhag area of Sibi district, security forces foiled an attempt by terrorists to raid a local police station. Two terrorists were killed in the operation, according to the ISPR. “In last forty eight - seventy two hours, 48 x terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Hindustan & Fitna al Khwarij have been neutralised across Balochistan,” the ISPR said. In an earlier statement today, the ISPR said that security forces killed 12 terrorists in an IBO in Balochistan’s Kalat district. The IBO was conducted on Wednesday on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna al Hindustan, the military’s media wing said in a press release. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for eliminating the dozen terrorists in Kalat. In separate statements carried by state-run APP, the president and the prime minister expressed their resolve to completely eradicate the menace of terrorism from the country. They said the entire nation stood firmly with the armed forces in their unwavering resolve to safeguard the country. “The continuous operations by law enforcement agencies and security forces are aimed at completely eliminating terrorism being patronised by external elements,” President Zardari was quoted as saying. PM Shehbaz said the government will never allow terrorists to succeed in their nefarious designs to disrupt peace in Balochistan. 5 injured as coordinated attack in Bhag foiled Separately, two policemen were among five people injured as law enforcers foiled a “coordinated” terrorist attack on a police station, bank and the office of the assistant commissioner in Balochistan’s Bhag city, the provincial government said on Friday. Shahid Rind, the chief minister’s aide for political and media affairs, said in a post on X that about 40 terrorists attacked the three places using “heavy weapons, rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles and hand grenades”. Rind said the terrorists failed to take control of the Bhag police station or seize weapons from the facility. He highlighted that the cops “bravely confronted the terrorists for nearly two hours”, inflicting heavy casualties and material loss to the attackers, who were “forced to retreat”. The CM’s aide noted that the strong protective wall of the police station played a crucial role in the defensive action. Rind further said that the terrorists failed to loot cash from the “national bank”, while a special branch of the Bomb Disposal Unit defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the terrorists in the facility. Two police personnel were injured by the terrorists’ firing, while three citizens were also hurt, Rind said, adding that medical aid was being provided to them all. Following the terrorist attack, the people of Bhag expressed solidarity with police and lauded their bravery, he said, affirming that the people of Balochistan stood with police and security forces in the fight against terrorism. “Bhag police proved that terrorists would not be allowed to challenge the writ of the state,” Rind asserted. Surge in terrorism The Kalat IBO and the Bagh attack come amid a recent surge in terrorist activities in Balochistan. On the night of Aug 31-Sept 1, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists launched a coordinated attack on the Customs House, located at Ziarat Cross on the N-50 National Highway, in Pishin district. While security forces responded effectively and killed 10 terrorists, two officers were among six martyred in the fire exchange, ISPR said. Also on August 31, 11 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan, who had blocked the N-40 Quetta-Taftan highway by establishing an illegal checkpoint for extortion in Chagai’s Nokcha area, were eliminated following an intense exchange of fire. According to security officials, a convoy of “empty vehicles” from the Reko Diq copper and gold project had come under attack in the same area of Nokcha while it was travelling to Quetta from the project site. The same day, it was reported that two terrorists had also been killed during an IBO in Washuk district. Last month, the security situation remained most severe in Balochistan, where the number of terrorist attacks increased by seven per cent from 83 in July to 89 in August, according to a monthly assessment by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).