Operation Shaban: 9 additional terrorists killed, toll rises to 52

– Nine more militants were eliminated in the ongoing Operation Shaban in Balochistan, taking the number of militants killed in the operation to 52 and the total number of those killed since July 5, including those killed in intelligence-based operations (IBOs), to 88, security sources said.

Security sources claimed the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) and police were conducting synchronized air and ground operations against militant hideouts across Balochistan under the framework of Operation Shaban.

Officials stated the operation would continue until all the extremists involved were killed.

Balochistan govt issues report of attack on Mangi Dam check post

The operation was initiated in the Shaban area of Quetta district on July 5 after a devastating attack on the police post of the Mangi Dam pumping station in which 27 police men were slain.

During the attack, militants shot dead nine police officers, including two station house officers (SHO), and took 18 others hostage at gunpoint. The bodies of abducted people were eventually retrieved from mountainous terrain of Zarghoon Gar.