QUETTA: Security forces gunned down 47 terrorists attempting to cross the Afghan border and infiltrate Balochistan’s Zhob district, security sources confirmed on Tuesday.
According to sources, a large group of terrorists, belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al-Khwaraj — a term used for outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — were trying to infiltrate through the Pak-Afghanistan border in Sambaza area of Zhob District, when the security forces detected their movement.
The security forces carried out an operation against the terrorists from August 7 to 9, during which all 47 militants were neutralised, according to the sources. “Most of the terrorists killed in the operation were Afghan nationals,” the sources added.
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