Twelve terrorists have so far been neutralised and many others are injured as security forces responded to attacks carried out at several places in Balochistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.
“The operation will continue until the terrorists are eliminated,” the report said. “In Balochistan, terrorists have carried out cowardly attacks at several places,” the report added, without specifying the locations of the attacks.
“Security forces and law enforcement agencies responded effectively to these attacks.”
Meanwhile, overnight firing in Balochistan’s Kalat between gunmen and security forces has left eight people dead and injured five others, an official said.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Dostain Dashti, four levies personnel were martyred in the clashes, as well as one police sub-inspector, a tribal elder and two civilians.
Five Levies personnel, including the Kalat Assistant Commissioner Aftab Lasi, were also injured in the clash.
According to the SP, armed men attacked the hotel and house of a tribal person in the Mehlabi area of Kalat, resulting in the death of Malik Zubair Mohammad Hosni.
The clashes occurred along various points of the Quetta-Karachi highway, the SP said, adding that the route has been closed for traffic.
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