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India-Pakistan
Attempt to ambush convoy in Kech foiled, 8 terrorists killed in follow-up operation: ISPR
2023-02-24
[Dawn] The military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday that it had foiled an attempt to ambush a convoy of security forces in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
’s Kech district, adding that eight holy warriors were killed in the follow-up operation.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), forces of Evil attempted to ambush a convoy of security forces on February 22 in the evening. The statement said "alert and combat ready troops foiled the cowardly attempt without any loss of life" and also commenced a follow-up operation to hunt down the forces of Evil using "ground and aviation assets".

"Resultantly, on the morning of Feb 23 (today), a suspected hideout of forces of Evil was identified in Mazaaband Range where a sanitisation operation was launched," the ISPR said.

The statement said that eight bad boyz were potted in a "heavy exchange of fire" while a large cache of arms and ammunition, including explosives, was also recovered.

"Security forces of Pakistain will continue to thwart any attempt by inimical elements, on [the] behest of hostile intelligence agencies, to disrupt hard-earned peace in the province," the ISPR said.

The development comes amid a surge in terrorist activities in the country, especially in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, since the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban
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Pakistain (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November.

On February 10, two Pakistain Army soldiers were martyred after an improvised bomb (IED) went kaboom! in Balochsitan’s Kohlu area.
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Kech district: 2022-02-06 Security forces complete clearance operation in Balochistan: ISPR
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