6 Martyred in Balochistan Customs House Attack, 21 Terrorists Killed Across Province: ISPR
Security forces also recovered weapons and explosives as sanitisation operations continued after the overnight clashes, the military said.
- On Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations reported that security forces killed 21 terrorists in separate operations across Balochistan's Chagai and Pishin districts during the night of August 31 and September 1.
- Militants identified as Fitna al-Hindustan and Fitna al-Khawarij launched coordinated attacks on Monday night, establishing an illegal checkpoint along the N-40 Quetta-Taftan Highway in Nokcha and attempting to breach the Customs House in Ziarat Cross.
- Six personnel, including two officers and a Customs Department official, embraced martyrdom during the exchange of fire, while security forces recovered a large quantity of weapons, ammunition, and explosives from the slain militants.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif commended the security forces, while the military described the Customs House attack as a "terror-crime nexus" designed to prevent officials from performing lawful duties.
- Sanitisation operations continue in surrounding areas to eliminate remaining militants, as the military reaffirms commitment to the Azm-e-Istehkam campaign to eradicate foreign-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan.
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Yesterday, the Pakistani army announced that 21 armed men and 6 security personnel, including two officers, had been killed during clashes in Balochistan Province south-west of the country. The Army ' s Public Relations Department stated in a statement that armed men had established an illegal checkpoint to blackmail passengers, before the security forces intervened and killed 11 of them, adding that other armed men had launched a coordinat…
Six martyred in Balochistan Customs House attack
ISLAMABAD - Twenty-one terrorists belonging to Indian-sponsored proxies, Fitna al-Hindustan and Fitna al-Khawarij, were killed during multiple incidents in the Nokcha area of Chagai District and the Ziarat Cross area of Pishin District.
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Six martyred in Balochistan Customs House attack; 21 terrorists killed
Six personnel, including two officers and a Customs official, were martyred in a coordinated terrorist attack on a Customs House in Balochistan, while security forces also reported the killing of 21 terrorists in two separate incidents. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the incidents took place on August 31 and during the night of […] The post Six martyred in Balochistan Customs House attack; 21 terrorists killed appeared …
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