QUETTA: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani and Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddos Bizenjo visited the Frontier Corps (FC) Headquarters and paid tribute to the martyrs and soldiers who thwarted recent terrorist attacks at two different FC camps in Balochistan.
The visiting dignitaries including provincial ministers paid a visit at the Martyrs’ Memorial in FC Headquarters and prayed for the martyrs. They paid homage to the security personnel who bravely fought against the terrorists and hailed the sacrifices and efforts of FC Balochistan for protection of the motherland.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said: “We stand with our security forces. The enemy cannot harm us in the presence of our brave security forces.”
The Commandant FC Balochistan briefed the delegation on the incident of February 2. He informed that the enemy was equipped with the latest weapons, adding, “By the grace of Allah and the prayers of the nation, we brought the terrorists to their end.”
The FC Commandant briefed that the terrorists were in direct contact with their handlers in Afghanistan. Four security personnel including an officer were martyred while nine terrorists were killed in the incident, he added. Chief Minister Balochistan, Chairman Senate and provincial ministers extended felicitations to the FC on the successful operation.
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Cleanup operations
As many as 20 terrorists were killed in the Panjgur and Naushki operations on Saturday after the security forces completed a clearance operation after three days.
In Naushki, nine terrorists were killed, while four security forces personnel, including an officer, embraced martyrdom during the shoot-out, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In Panjgur, security forces repulsed the terrorist attack after an intense exchange of fire and terrorists fled from the area, it added.
The military’s media wing shared that the security forces carried out a clearance operation to hunt down the hiding terrorists in the area after the attack on February 2.
“Four fleeing terrorists were killed at Panjgur, while four terrorists were encircled the next day by security forces. All encircled terrorists were killed in today’s operation as they failed to surrender,” the ISPR said.
During the operation, five soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer, were martyred and six soldiers were injured in the follow-up operations at Panjgur that lasted 72 hours.
