RAWALPINDI: Three terrorists from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by security personnel as part of continuing efforts to combat the threat of terrorism. The terrorists were held accountable for the murder of Panjgur Deputy Commissioner Zakir Baloch.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed in a statement on Tuesday that “today’s operation has avenged the heinous act and has brought the perpetrators to justice.”
The operation, according to the military’s media wing, took place on August 18 and 19.
The announcement is made in response to the late bureaucrat’s August 12 shooting death on the National Highway close to the Khada-Kucha neighborhood of Mastung district.Baloch was traveling from Panjgur to Quetta in a car with District Chairman Malik Jan and his friend Ahmed Jan when the armed attackers opened fire on them close to the Kand Umrani region. They were able to flee the scene, according to Levies sources.
The DC and his friends were shot as a consequence. Rescue officials were alerted and raced to the site, moving the victims to a nearby hospital. During the first stages of his therapy, the DC passed away from his wounds.
