[Dawn] Six bad boyz were potted on Saturday in a clearance operation 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 Moslem Bagh town, a day after Lions of Islam attacked a Frontier Constabulary (FC) camp there, while seven — including soldiers — were martyred in the process, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
In a blurb, the ISPR said it completed the clearance operation it began a day ago — when it had already killed two Lions of Islam — earlier this morning. "All six Lions of Islam in the compound who were well equipped have been sent to hell," it stated.
The statement further said, "In the process of clearance operation, seven sons of the soil, including a civilian, have embraced shahadat (martyrdom) while another six individuals, including a woman, have been injured."
Moreover, a hostage rescue operation was also conducted to save three families from a residential block, the ISPR said. "The Lions of Islam had not even spared children from their horrendous approach," it added.
"Necessary intelligence follow-up will continue to trace their (terrorists’) linkages, arrest controllers and expose their sponsors," the ISPR vowed.
The blurb stated: "Security forces, in step with the nation, remain determined to thwart all attempts at sabotaging peace, stability and progress of Balochistan."
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed "deep grief and sorrow" over the martyrdom of six soldiers of Pakistain Army and one civilian, Radio Pakistain quoted him as saying.
In a statement, he commiserated with the bereaved families and prayed for the higher ranks of deaders. Praying for the early recovery of the injured, the prime minister directed to provide them best possible medical treatment.
Shehbaz Sharif said the armed forces are determined to completely eradicate the menace of terrorism. He said the entire nation stands by the security forces.
A day ago, Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo had condemned the attack and had expressed grief over the martyrdom of two soldiers till then.
The same day, in a separate incident, five turbans were killed in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces during an operation in the Hoshab area of the Kech district after turbans shot up a security checkpoint there.
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