10 terrorists, including one female, killed in Gwadar: ISPR

RAWALPINDI -- At least 10 terrorists, including one female suspect, were killed by security forces in Gwadar district, the military's media wing said on Friday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian-sponsored terrorists of Fitna al Hindustan attempted to carry out terrorist activities in District Gwadar, in the general areas of the Gabd Border Crossing and Gwadar city yesterday.

By targeting these locations, terrorists sought to harm the very people they claim to represent and wanted to obstruct the development and prosperity of Balochistan. To protect residents and clear the area, Security Forces launched clearance operations in and around Gwadar city.

In separate engagements, Security Forces foiled the terrorists' designs and their bid to undermine the writ of the state and spread their misconstrued agenda.

During the terrorist attacks, one civilian embraced Shahadat, and a few vehicles were damaged. Operations were concluded without any loss to security forces, restoring order and the writ of the state.

The coercion of a Baloch woman into this attack is a crime not only against the state but against the hurmat of Baloch women. It exposes the terrorists' cynical exploitation of Baloch women as an instrument of propaganda, intended to inflame public sentiment and lend false sanctity to their campaign. Such tactics are contrary to Baloch and Islamic traditions, which hold women in the highest honour.

The people of Balochistan have consistently rejected those who shed blood in their name, and they will see through this deception as well.

The counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of "Azm-e-Istehkam," as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, will continue at full pace.

The Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies remain resolute in eliminating foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.