Seven terrorists were killed on Monday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Sambaza sector of Balochistan’s Zhob district, near the Pak-Afghan border, the army’s media wing said.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), army troops “effectively surrounded and engaged fleeing terrorists” during a fire exchange.
As a result, seven militants were killed, it added. The ISPR said that the militants “remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent civilians”.
It added that arms, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the terrorists.
“Sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists present in the area. Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism,” the ISPR said.
On January 13, four militants including a “high-value terrorist” were killed in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A day prior, security forces had also killed two terrorists in an IBO in the province’s North Waziristan district.
