Security sources say five militants were killed in Bara and two in Nok Kundi during separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven militants in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, security sources said Tuesday.
Five militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Bara, Khyber district, conducted under the Azm-e-Istehkam framework, according to the sources.
Several militant hideouts were destroyed during the operation, while a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered, the sources said.
In Balochistan’s Chagai district, two militants were killed during an operation in the Nok Kundi area under the Radd-ul-Fitnah 3 operation, security sources said.
According to the sources, the two militants were affiliated with Fitna al-Hindustan and were allegedly attempting to set fire to an empty water tanker in Nok Kundi before fleeing. Security forces responded to the incident and killed both militants, they said.
The sources further alleged that the two militants were involved in arson attacks at various locations along the N-40 highway.
Eleven militants allegedly involved in similar attacks were killed on Aug. 31, according to the security sources.
The latest operations come as security forces continue operations against militant groups in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Two days earlier, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces had killed more than 71 militants and recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition during operations across Balochistan over a 96-hour period.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the security forces for what he described as successful operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Naqvi said timely action by security personnel had thwarted what he called the “nefarious designs” of militants. He said the government valued the operations against militants and their facilitators and described the security forces as a source of pride for the nation.
The interior minister expressed confidence that, with public support, militants would be completely eliminated.
Security sources said operations would continue until the threat of militancy was eliminated and lasting peace was established.
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