ISLAMABAD, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen terrorists were killed in security forces operations in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said that a series of intelligence-based operations were conducted in Mastung, Nushki, Kech and Khuzdar districts of the province.
The targeted operations gave a significant blow to the terrorists' networks operating in these areas, said the ISPR.
Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the province.
The military added that the law enforcement agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country. ■