A Pakistan Army major was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Balochistan’s Gwadar while security forces killed four India-sponsored terrorists in an operation conducted in Kalat district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.
According to the military’s media wing, security forces conducted a series of operations in Shadi Kaur and Pasni areas in Gwadar and Jattakabad in Kalat district on Sunday on the reported presence of terrorists.
The first engagement came when security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Jattakabad, effectively targeting a militant hideout, the ISPR said.
During the IBO, security forces killed four militants and recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition during the operation, it added.
Separately, security forces launched clearance operations in the Shadi Kaur area of Gwadar to eliminate other militants present in the area, the ISPR said.
During the clearance operation, a security forces contingent was targeted with an IED, resulting in the martyrdom of Major Wajahat Waheed, 37, a resident of Lahore.
The military’s media wing said that clearance operations would continue until the remaining militants in the area had been eliminated.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
