RAWALPINDI: The security forces foiled a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Mianwali Training Air Base in the wee hours of Saturday and eliminated all nine militants, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the military’s media wing, “On 04 November 2023, in the early hours of the day, Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force came under a failed terrorist attack which, Alhumdolliah, due to the swift and effective response by the troops, has been foiled and thwarted, ensuring the safety and security of personnel and assets.”
The statement said that three terrorists were neutralised while entering the base while the remaining three were cornered/isolated due to a timely and effective response by the troops, who demonstrated exceptional courage and timely response.
“However, during the attack, some damage to three already grounded aircraft and a fuel bowser also occurred,” the statement read.
It further added that a comprehensive joint clearance and combing operation is in the final stages to completely clear the area.
“Pakistan Armed Forces remain committed to eliminating the menace of terrorism from the country at all costs,” said the ISPR.
Later in the day, the ISPR said in another statement that all nine terrorists involved in the attack were killed.
14 soldiers martyred in terrorist attack
A day earlier, 14 soldiers were martyred in a terrorist attack on two vehicles carrying security forces in Gwadar. The incident occurred when the security convoy was moving from Pasni to Ormara in Gwadar district.
ISPR said that a sanitisation operation was being carried out in the area and perpetrators of “this heinous act will be hunted down [and] brought to justice”.
Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani strongly condemned the terrorist attack.
“Such acts are utterly reprehensible. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the martyred and injured. Pakistan stands resolute against terrorists,” he said in a post on X.
