ISLAMABAD, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Pakistan military on Thursday confirmed killing of 216 "terrorists" in well-coordinated engagements and subsequent clearance operations in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.
According to a press release by Pakistan military's media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces have successfully concluded "Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-1" in Balochistan under which a series of coordinated, swift, and intelligence driven operations were conducted against terrorist elements seeking to disrupt peace and development by targeting innocent civilians, including women and children.
The military said that through meticulous planning, actionable intelligence, and seamless joint execution Pakistan's Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies with support of Intelligence Agencies under Operation "Radd-ul-Fitna-1" responded with precision and resolve.
As a result of these well-coordinated engagements and subsequent clearance operations, 216 terrorists have been killed significantly degrading the leadership, command-and-control structures and operational capabilities of terrorist networks.
"A substantial cache of foreign-origin weapons, ammunition, explosives and equipment has also been recovered during the process," said ISPR.
Preliminary analysis indicates systematic external facilitation and logistical support to these extremist proxies.
During these operations, 36 innocent civilians, including women and children and 22 security forces and Law Enforcement Agencies' personnel were killed, the military confirmed.
Earlier last week, terrorists attempted to disturb the peace of Balochistan by conducting coordinated multiple attacks in different locations of Balochistan killing 18 civilians and 15 security personnel. (end) sbk.ibi