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QUETTA: Pakistan’s security forces on Friday carried out a major intelligence-based operation in Kalat district of Balochistan, targeting the reported presence of militants affiliated with Fitna al Hindustan, an outfit described as an Indian proxy network.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security personnel effectively engaged the terrorist hideout. Following an intense exchange of fire, twelve Indian-sponsored terrorists were eliminated.
The ISPR stated that a cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives was recovered from the militants. The group had been actively involved in multiple terrorist attacks in the region, posing a persistent threat to local security and stability.
Security forces have launched area sanitization operations to clear any remaining threats. The action forms part of the ongoing nationwide counterterrorism campaign “Azm-e-Istehkam”, approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, aimed at eradicating all forms of foreign-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan.
The ISPR reaffirmed that operations by Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue with full determination to dismantle terrorist networks and restore lasting peace.
