QUETTA: Three suspected terrorists of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during an operation in Kachhi district on Saturday, according to officials The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan Police launched the operation in the Do-Pasi bridge area of Dhadar area on intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists.

As forces closed in on the suspected hideouts of terrorists, they opened fire. The security forces returned fire and killed three terrorists, Kachhi SSP Dost Muhammad Bugti confirmed.

He said that the deceased terrorists were planning to carry out an attack in the area. A large quantity of the arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession, officials claimed.

Key militant killed in S. Waziristan

In South Waziristan, a key militant was killed during an early morning operation conducted by security forces in the Shaktoi area of Sararogha tehsil on Saturday.

According to sources, the militant, identified as Abdul Khaliq alias Julabib, was involved in multiple attacks on security forces and civilians in the region. His death is considered a significant setback to militant networks operating in South Waziristan.

Man gunned down in Turbat In the Turbat town of Kech district, unidentified attackers killed a man.

According to police, the victim, identified as Yaqoob, was a resident of Quetta. The assailants fled the scene after the attack. The police have taken the body into custody and shifted it to the district hospital.

Grenade attack in Sibi

On the other hand, two people were injured in a grenade attack on a construction site on the outskirts of Sibi town, officials said.

According to Sibi assistant commissioner, armed motorcyclists hurled a grenade at the site, where a bulldozer was working on a flood protection dyke in the village of Mal Gorgaj. The grenade exploded upon impact, injuring two individuals at the scene.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2024