RAWALPINDI: Six soldiers and a civilian embraced martyrdom during a clearance
operation at a Frontier Corps (FC) compound in the Muslim Bagh area of Balochistan, the Inter-
Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday.
In a statement, the ISPR said the operation had begun on Friday after the repulsion of the “initial
onslaught of terrorists” was completed early Saturday morning.
“The complex clearance operation involved hostage rescue operation as well to save three families
from a residential block. The terrorists had not even spared children of their horrendous approach,” the
ISPR said.
It said that all six terrorists in the compound, who were well-equipped, were killed by the security
forces. It added that the “necessary intelligence follow-up” is underway to “trace their linkages and
arrest facilitators and expose their sponsors”.
“In the process of clearance operation, seven sons of the soil including a civilian have embraced
shahadat while another six individuals including a woman have been injured,” the ISPR added.
The military assured that the security forces remain determined to thwart all attempts at sabotaging the
peace, stability and progress of Balochistan. A day earlier, the ISPR had stated that at least two
terrorists were gunned down since the heavily-armed assault began.
The militants attacked the camp in the early hours of Friday morning. It had shared that since then the
security forces were involved in an operation to clear the compound.