ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military media wing said on Wednesday that security forces had gunned down eight militants in the southwestern Balochistan province, vowing to eliminate militancy from the country.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Dec. 24 on the reported presence of “terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Hindustan.”
“During the conduct of operation, own forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, and after an intense fire exchange, eight Indian sponsored terrorists were sent to hell,” the ISPR said.
The military said weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from the slain militants, adding that they were actively involved in “numerous terrorist activities.”
“Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” the military’s media wing said.
