Four wanted terrorists belonging to the Baloch Republican Army and United Baloch Army were killed in security operations across Balochistan on Monday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. According to the military’s media wing, Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan conducted the operations.
“Those killed include terrorist Thango and Keleri of BRA from Chabdar, Dera Bugti who were involved in abduction of civilians and attacks on LEAs,” it said. “Muhammad Khan and Jalal Deen of UBA of Kut Mundai, Sibbi were involved in railway line blasts, planting IEDs and destroying power lines.”
As many as 24 suspects, the ISPR added, including a would-be suicide bomber belonging to the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, from Dera Murad Jamali were also apprehended.
Arms such as LMGs, SMGs, rifles, pistols, IEDs, 16kg of explosives, hand grenades, rockets, mortar shell and 15,032 rounds of mixed ammunition were also recovered during the operations.
The raids were conducted as part of the continuing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, which was launched by Pakistan Army against “latent threat of terrorism” in February this year.
