A soldier was martyred while 14 militants planning to attack a nearby police station and banks in southwestern Pakistan were gunned down on Tuesday, the Pakistan Army said in a statement, vowing to eliminate militancy in the country.
The incident took place in the Naal area of district Basima in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Jun. 8, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The army’s media wing described the militants as “Fitna al Hindustan,” a term the military frequently uses for Baloch militant groups in the province. The ISPR said security forces launched an intelligence-based operation in the area in which 14 militants were killed.
“The terrorists were reportedly planning to attack a nearby police station and banks in the area,” the ISPR said.
The army said four vehicles being used by the militants and an improvised explosive devices were destroyed on the spot.
However, the ISPR said a Pakistani soldier died as both sides traded fire.
“One brave son of soil, Lance Havildar Muhammad Abbass, having fought gallantly paid the ultimate sacrifice and embraced shahadat [martyrdom],” the army said. The army said it was carrying out sanitization operations in the area to locate any other “Indian-sponsored terrorists.”
Separately, six Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel embraced martyrdom while bravely confronting terrorists in the Hassan Khel area, a FC spokesman said Tuesday.
According to reports, dozens of TTP militants stormed a checkpoint in Peshawar with firearms, hand grenades and mortar shells on Monday, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media. “Six personnel of the Federal Constabulary (FC) were martyred and four others wounded in an attack carried out by armed militants,” said a second security official. “The militants abducted eight FC personnel and took them to an undisclosed location,” the second source said.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Tuesday, appreciated the security forces for conducting the successful intelligence-based operation (IBO) against terrorists of the Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan in Naal area of Basima district, Balochistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Tuesday, appreciated the security forces for conducting a successful intelligence-based operation (IBO) against terrorists of the Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan in Naal area of Basima district, Balochistan. The prime minister while lauding the security forces for eliminating 14 terrorists during the operation, also paid tribute to Lance Havildar Muhammad Abbass of the Pakistan Army, who embraced martyrdom while confronting the terrorists bravely. He prayed for the elevation of the martyr’s ranks in Jannah and extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
He said that under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam, the security forces were achieving major successes in the fight against terrorism. The prime minister reaffirmed the government’s resolve to completely eradicate all forms of terrorism from the country.
Funeral prayers for the fallen personnel were offered at the Federal Constabulary Headquarters in Peshawar.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry attended the funeral ceremony.