ISLAMABAD, 24 October 2021, (TON): Military said in a statement that security forces have killed at least six terrorists including a commander of banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in a remote area of Balochistan.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday that security forces conducted the IBO near Jamboro, Harnai in Balochistan on the confirmed presence of terrorists to apprehend a group of “externally sponsored” militants working against peace in the province.

It added “as soon as troops cordoned off the area, terrorists tried to flee from the hideout and opened indiscriminate fire. A heavy exchange of fire with terrorists continued for a long time.”

Resultantly, the military’s media wing said six terrorists including BLA commander Tariq alias Nasir got killed. A large cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered from the hideout.

ISPR statement said “such IBOs to eliminate perpetrators of terrorist acts in Pakistan will continue and they [terrorists] will not be allowed to sabotage hard-earned opportunity for prosperity and socio-economic growth of people of Balochistan.”

Earlier today, at least nine ‘terrorists’ were killed in an IBO in Balochistan's Mastung area by the province's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).