Security forces killed 27 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kacchi district, the army’s media wing said in a statement on Monday.
A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the IBO was carried out on Sunday based on the reported terrorist presence.
He said the security forces “stealthily surrounded and effectively attacked the location of the terrorists,” as a result of which 27 terrorists were “sent to hell” after an intense exchange of fire.
“During the operation, multiple hideouts were also destroyed, including caches of weapons, ammunition and explosives,” the statement added.
According to the ISPR, the slain terrorists were “involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well as innocent civilians and were highly wanted by law enforcement agencies.”
“Pakistan’s security forces, in tune with the nation, remain determined to thwart attempts to sabotage the peace, stability and progress of Balochistan,” the ISPR concluded.
The raid came two days after at least four people were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Chaman, unknown gunmen set fire to a Levies stall in Mastung and a deputy commissioner narrowly escaped a bomb attack. in Khuzdar on Friday. .
According to officials, a powerful explosion occurred in the Station Road area of Chaman, a town near the Afghan border, in the afternoon when a Frontier Corps (FC) truck was passing through the area. Police said unknown persons had planted the IED on a motorcycle, which was parked on Station Road to attack the FC truck carrying security personnel.
The FC truck survived the explosion, as the explosion occurred after the truck had passed the point where the motorcycle loaded with improvised explosive devices was parked. As a result of the explosion, four people who were passing through the area at that time were injured.
Pakistan, particularly Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saw a sharp increase in terrorism-related incidents in 2024.
With at least 685 security forces personnel losing their lives amid a total of 444 terror attacks, 2024 turned out to be the deadliest year for Pakistan’s military and civilian security forces in a decade.
Equally alarming were the cumulative losses of civilians and security personnel: 1,612 deaths, representing more than 63 percent of the total recorded this year and 73 percent more losses compared to the 934 outlaws eliminated.
In 2024, the banned militant Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) emerged as a key perpetrator of terrorist violence in Pakistan. The Pak Institute for Peace Studies, an Islamabad-based think tank, said attacks orchestrated by the BLA caused 225 deaths, according to the Pakistan Security Report 2024.
