In Mach city, Balochistan, security forces killed 12 additional terrorists on Wednesday, bringing the total number of militant deaths to 22. Terrorism is on the rise in the nation.
The sources claimed that although a clearance operation was still in progress in the restive province’s city, the operation that started on January 30 had prevented terrorist assaults.
After several terrorist strikes in the towns of Mach and Kolpur in Balochistan, the security forces on January 30 killed nine terrorists, including three suicide bombers, and injured three more.
The events have heightened tensions because they occur just days before the national elections on February 8; throughout electioneering, prominent figures and parties have also been singled out.
On January 30, two innocent citizens and four courageous security professionals accepted death when the province’s forces clamped down on terrorists.
Additionally, terrorist attacks occurred in a number of locations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, impeding electioneering ahead of the general elections.
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) election headquarters in Quetta and Kalat’s Mangochar were the target of three different hand grenade explosions; three persons were injured in the Quetta incident.
A worker named Zahoor Ahmed was killed after attackers opened fire on Awami National Party (ANP) employees in Chaman City. This incident occurred in a different setting.
Furthermore, the polls were postponed due to the shooting death of independent candidate Rehan Zeb Khan in the Bajaur district of KP.
With over 128 million voters, there are fears about the country’s declining security, particularly in the aforementioned regions. Some MPs have even moved the Senate to request a postponement of the polls due to security concerns.
Top military leaders, however, have stated their determination to prevent anyone from engaging in acts of violence in the name of politics or undermining the fundamental democratic process of holding free and fair elections.
“The Pakistan Army will carry out its assigned tasks in accordance with the constitutional mandate and the ECP’s recommendations. The army’s senior brass declared that no one would be permitted to engage in acts of violence in the name of politics or undermine the fundamental democratic process of holding free and fair elections.
