ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army said on Tuesday ten militants had been killed and one arrested in an operation to clear a hideout in Hoshab in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province.
A military statement said security forces conducted a raid on a hideout where “terrorists” linked to attacks targeting security forces and civilians were hiding.
“As security forces were in process of establishing blocking positions after identification of 12-14 terrorists location, terrorists opened fire onto the security forces,” the army said.
“During ensuing heavy exchange of fire, 10 terrorists have been killed while 1 terrorist has been apprehended in injured condition; while two terrorists managed to escape — the operation to trace them continues in the area. A heavy cache of arms and ammunition including improvised explosive devices has also been recovered.”
The military did not say which group the militants belonged to.
Balochistan has long been the scene of a low-level insurgency by the Balochistan Liberation Army and other small separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad.
Although the Pakistan army claims it has quelled the insurgency, violence in the province has persisted.
