RAWALPINDI: (HRNW) A terrorist was gunned down by security forces Friday during an Intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Awaran district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the statement of the military’s media wing, troops approached the operation after receiving a “credible lead” with regards to the presence of a terrorists’ hide-out.
These terrorists, as per ISPR, were involved in recent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in the area.
“A heliborne force was used to sanitise the area which surprised the terrorists,” the statement read.
The forces also seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition in the operation, the ISPR said.
“Security forces of Pakistan will continue to thwart any attempt by inimical elements to disrupt hard-earned peace in the province,” the military media wing mentioned.