ISLAMABAD, May 29 – Five terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, the military said on Thursday.
The operations were conducted in Loralai and Kech districts of the province on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement.
During the operation in Loralai, four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces, the ISPR said. Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were recovered from the scene.
In a separate operation in Kech district, one more terrorist was neutralized, the statement added.
The ISPR said the terrorists were affiliated with a banned outfit and had been involved in several terrorist activities, including deadly ambushes on passenger vehicles along the N-70 highway in the Rarasham area in August 2024 and February 2025, which claimed the lives of at least 30 civilians.
Sanitization operations are being carried out to eliminate the presence of other terrorists in the area.
The military said the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.
XINHUA, 29.5.2025
