Pakistan security forces kill 4 terrorists in Balochistan

Terrorist hideouts including logistic base destroyed while (a) large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment recovered, a statement said  

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army said that security forces have killed four terrorists in Balochistan province during an operation.

In a statement on Saturday, the Army's media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations said the security forces conducted the intelligence-based operation upon receiving a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in Awaran district, reports Xinhua news agency.

Terrorist hideouts including logistic base destroyed while (a) large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment recovered, it said.

Multiple hideouts and administrative camps of terrorists have also been destroyed, it said.

But it did not provide information about the affiliation of the terrorists.

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Earlier in the day, the Pakistani military said security forces had killed a terrorist commander along with three other terrorists in the Waziristan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

In a separate incident, at least two Army soldiers were killed in exchange of fire with terrorists during an operation in Spalga area of North Waziristan district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, the statement said.

The troops have cordoned off the area for a search operation.

On September 13, the security forces killed terrorist commander Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray along with his three accomplices in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.