According to the initial reports, the attack targeted the GPA complex in Gwadar, prompting security forces to quickly cordon off the area.
Pakistani forces eliminate all 8 terrorists in Gwadar BLA attack. Pakistani security forces successfully thwarted an attack by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists in Gwadar, resulting in the elimination of all eight attackers.
The militants, armed and trained launched a violent assault on the Gwadar Port Authority Complex, unleashing gunfire and triggering explosions in the area.
Following the attack, armed forces and rescue teams responded to the scene, engaging in a prolonged battle against the assailants. The Majeed Brigade of the BLA claimed responsibility for the assault.
According to the initial reports, the attack targeted the GPA complex in Gwadar, prompting security forces to quickly cordon off the area.
Videos circulated online captured the intense exchange of gunfire in the small city situated along the southwestern coast of Balochistan.
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This incident marks the latest in a series of targeted assaults in the regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, underscoring the ongoing security challenges faced by Pakistan.
Two terrorists gunned down in North Waziristan IBO: ISPR
Two terrorists were gunned down in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) North Waziristan.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan on the reported presence of terrorists.
During an intense fire exchange, two terrorists were gunned down, the military’s media wing said.
“Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist acts in the area,” the ISPR said.
Meanwhile, a sanitization operation was being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. Locals appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to security forces in eliminating the menace of terrorism.
The operation comes amid a surge in terrorist activities across the country, especially in KP and Balochistan, since the outlawed militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
Earlier on Monday, the security forces killed a high-value target identified as terrorist commander Sehra alias Janan among the eight other terrorists during an Intelligence Operation (IBO) conducted on the night of March 17 and 18th in North Waziristan District.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), after an intense fire exchange, eight terrorists including Terrorist commander Sehra alias Janan were killed during the operation.
The terrorist commander was involved in orchestrating the terrorist attack on the security forces post in Mir Ali on March 16 and was highly wanted by law enforcement agencies.
