Army says six ‘terrorists’ killed during operation in southwestern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Security forces gunned down six “terrorists” during an intelligence-based operation on Tuesday night in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, the army’s media wing said on Wednesday.
The operation took place in Sambaza located in Balochistan’s Zhob District on Tuesday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. During the exchange of fire, six “terrorists” were killed while a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered, the army added.
“The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces and target killing of innocent civilians,” the ISPR said.
It said security forces were carrying out a sanitization operation to find out if there were other “terrorists” left in the area.
“Security Forces of Pakistan, in step with Nation, remain determined to thwart attempts of sabotaging peace, stability and progress of Balochistan,” the army’s media wing said.
The operation took place amid mounting attacks by militants in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. On Tuesday, gunmen shot dead four laborers in Pakistan’s southwestern Turbat city. This was the second attack targeting laborers in Turbat in October.
Balochistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by separatist groups who demand independence from the central government in the capital as well as a greater share of the region’s resources.