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12 terrorists neutralised as security forces repulse attacks across Balochistan: state media

Twelve terrorists have so far been neutralised and many others were injured as security forces responded to attacks carried out at several places across Balochistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.

“In Balochistan, terrorists have carried out cowardly attacks at several places,” the report said, without specifying the locations of the attacks.

“Security forces and law enforcement agencies responded effectively to these attacks,” Radio Pakistan said, adding that the operation would continue until the terrorists were eliminated.

The development comes after armed men attacked Lev­ies and police stations in Mastung, Kalat, Pasni and Suntsar late on Sunday night.

Reports of blasts and grenade attacks were also received from Sibi Pan­jgur, Mastung, Turbat, Bela and Quetta. Officials said armed men blew up a railway track linking Pakistan with Iran at the bypass area of Mastung.

Later, the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.

According to reports, armed men had attacked Pasni police station and after thrashing personnel, burnt three vehicles and motorcycles parked there. Another police station in Suntsar, a coastal town of Gwadar, was ransacked and the attackers took away official weapons.

Officials said that armed men attacked Levies Thana Khadkocha and took personnel hostage while in Kalat, armed men exchanged fire with law enforcement agencies.

The overnight firing in Balochistan’s Kalat between gunmen and security forces has left 11 people dead and injured six others, an official said.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Dostain Dashti, four levies personnel were martyred in the clashes, as well as one police sub-inspector, a tribal elder and two civilians.

Five Levies personnel, including the Kalat Assistant Commissioner Aftab Lasi, were among the injured.

The bodies and six injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital Kalat, according to an official Ziaur Rehman.

According to the SP, armed men attacked the hotel and house of a tribal person in the Mehlabi area of Kalat, resulting in the death of Malik Zubair Mohammad Hosni.

The clashes occurred along various points of the Quetta-Karachi highway, the SP said, adding that the route has been closed for traffic.

An emergency has been imposed in hospitals.

This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation evolves. Initial reports in the media can sometimes be inaccurate. We will strive to ensure timeliness and accuracy by relying on credible sources, such as concerned, qualified authorities and our staff reporters.



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