18 security personnel, 12 terrorists killed in SW Pakistan: military-Xinhua

18 security personnel, 12 terrorists killed in SW Pakistan: military

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-02-01 18:54:45

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen security personnel and 12 terrorists were killed in operations in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the Pakistani military said on Saturday.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said that the terrorists were trying to establish roadblocks in Mangocher area of Kalat District of Balochistan.

The security forces and law enforcement agencies were mobilized, ISPR said. During the operations, 18 security personnel lost their lives and 12 terrorists were killed. Clearance operations are being conducted, it added.