RAWALPINDI: Pakistan security forces killed five Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Washuk district, ARY News reported on Thursday, quoting the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
In a statement, the military’s media wing said the terrorists belonged to the Indian proxy group Fitna al-Hindustan.
The statement said security forces destroyed the terrorists’ hideout during the operation. Weapons, ammunition and explosive materials were also recovered from the site, according to the ISPR.
Earlier, Pakistan security forces killed seven terrorists in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said sources.
In Nok Kacha, Chagai district, security forces conducted a successful operation in which two terrorists were killed, the sources said.
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A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the militants killed during the operation, the sources said. They added that militant hideouts were completely destroyed as a result of the security forces’ operation.
In another intelligence-based operation in the Bara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, five terrorists affiliated with Fitna al-Khawarij were killed, according to security sources.
According to security sources, 11 militants affiliated with Fitna al-Hindustan were also killed on August 31 in operations linked to acts of sabotage.
Pakistan security sources said operations would continue until the last militant is eliminated from Balochistan.