KARACHI: Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday vowed that “terrorists” and facilitators of last week’s Balochistan attacks will not be spared, praising security forces for maintaining law and order, the military’s media wing said.
The Pakistan military chief’s statement came after deadly coordinated attacks in Balochistan on Friday and Saturday. The attacks were claimed by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militant group. Pakistani officials have said 197 militants have been killed since then, while 33 civilians and 17 law enforcement personnel lost their lives in the attacks.
Munir visited Balochistan’s provincial capital Quetta where he received a detailed briefing on the prevailing security situation and military operations in the area following the attacks, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
“The COAS & CDF remarked that no terrorist and its facilitator will be spared and all will be dealt strictly as per law and that no one can rationalize violence and terrorism on any pretext,” the ISPR said.
“He appreciated the professionalism, valor, and sacrifices of officers and troops of all law enforcement agencies in thwarting nefarious anti-Pakistan designs and maintaining law and order.”
