Army soldier martyred in security forces' raid on suspected BLA hideouts

The ISPR says one terrorist was killed while two others were injured in exchange of fire

One soldier embraced martyrdom during security forces' raid on the hideouts of banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Kabu, Mastung area on Saturday.

"During exchange of fire, one terrorist was killed while two [others] were injured," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

"Huge quantity of arms and ammunition [were] recovered [in the operation]," the military's media wing added.

PHOTO: ISPR

In an another operation, the communique added, security forces conducted IBO [intelligence-based] in Shararah Algad, North Wazirstan Agency.



"During [the] operation, huge quantity of arms and ammunition including sub machine guns, self propelled guns, rocket launchers, mortar, light machine guns, rifles, pistols, grenades [and] huge quantity of various calibre ammunition and accessories of various weapons [were] recovered."

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, a military offensive against the “latent threat of terrorism”, was launched in February 2017.