Quetta: 5 BLA terrorists, probably also involved in kidnapping of PA officer who was later murdered, were killed by security forces during the ongoing followup operations in and around Ziarat.

According to details, a terrorists’ hideout was identified near the Khost area in Khalifat mountains and the  security forces approached it for clearing.

Once encircled, the terrorists opened fire onto the closing-in troops resulting into Shahadat of a Havaldar Khan Muhammad during this followup clearance operation.  During intense exchange of fire, 5 x terrorists of proscribed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were killed.

Weapons and ammunition were recovered from terrorists including material to make IEDs.

The sanitization operation, however, will continue in the area to apprehend remaining perpetrators and recover.

News Desk