QUETTA: Four suspected terrorists were killed in a gun battle with security forces during an operation in the Nallah Ziarat area of Awaran district.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces launched the operation on information about the presence of militants in the area.

When the security forces reached the area, the armed militants opened fire on the personnel from their hideouts. A heavy exchange of fire resulted in the death of four militants. Arms and ammunition were also seized from the hideouts. The bodies were shifted to a local hospital.

Meanwhile, security forces foiled a terror attempt and seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition from the mountainous area during intelligence-based operations in Quetta and Sibi.

Frontier Corps officials said security personnel had conducted raids in Kalqari Daman and Gazi areas of Sibi and the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta and seized the arms and ammunition, including 8kg explosive materials, 15 detonators and several large and small machineguns.

Published in Dawn, July 17th, 2018

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