Pakistan’s security forces killed 12 terrorists linked to Fitna Al Hindustan during two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Balochistan’s Washuk and Mastung districts.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday that the operations were part of the ongoing Rad-ul-Fitna-3 campaign, a series of intelligence-driven missions targeting Indian-backed terrorist networks.
Military’s media wing stated that troops tracked the movement of six militants in Washuk district on August 5. Acting on intelligence, security forces launched a precise operation and successfully neutralised all six terrorists.
In another IBO carried out on August 6 in Mastung district, security forces engaged another group of militants in a fierce exchange of fire, killing six more terrorists. During the operation, forces also destroyed a militant hideout.
The military reaffirmed that, under the Azm-e-Istehkam strategy approved by the Federal Apex Committee under the National Action Plan, security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue nationwide operations to eradicate foreign-sponsored terrorism and its facilitators.
The latest operations follow an intelligence-based mission conducted last week in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, where security forces killed four India-backed terrorists and destroyed two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) before they could be used.
Pakistan has experienced a rise in terrorist attacks, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
