Pakistani forces kill 35 terrorists in Balochistan operation, capture 3 high-profile commanders
A spokesperson for the Balochistan government, Shahid Rind, told the media in Quetta on Sunday night that the operation, which began on May 13, saw the deaths of 35 terrorists over the past four days.
Three high-profile senior commanders were also captured during the operation. Pakistani forces killed 35 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation that is underway in Balochistan’s Mangla Zarghoon Ghar area, news agency PTI reported.
Three high-profile senior commanders were also captured during the operation.
Addressing the media, a Balochistan government spokesperson, Shahid Rind, on Sunday night said that the operation, which started on May 13, witnessed deaths of 35 terrorists over the past four days. “The operation was against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and their proxy groups in Balochistan,” Rind said. “The security forces also destroyed several base camps in the Mangla Zarghoon Ghar region,” he added.
Rind said that further operations in the province are underway based on credible intelligence aimed at apprehending the facilitators and financial supporters of these terrorist elements.
The Pakistan military is yet to release a statement on the operation.
–with inputs from PTI
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