Security forces kill four terrorists in Balochistan
The operation targeted operatives of a group identified by authorities as 'Fitna-e-Hindustan', which has been connected to a series of recent attacks in the province.
Read: Major martyred, three India-backed terrorists killed in Awaran IBO: ISPR
Security forces launched the raid after confirming movement of terrorists in the area, they said.
Weapons and a flag belonging to the group were seized from the terrorists during the raid. A clearance operation is ongoing to secure the region.
'Terrorists and facilitators of Fitna-e-Hindustan will be made an example,' said intelligence sources, referring to ongoing counter-terrorism efforts.
Earlier, in Kalat district, at least three passengers were killed and seven injured after a passenger coach travelling from Karachi to Quetta came under fire near Niemurgh Cross.
In another attack Terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan abducted and executed nine passengers after removing them from buses in Loralai district.
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