QUETTA: Two gunmen were killed by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan police during an operation in Gidder area of Surab district on Friday.

A CTD spokesman said the force foiled an attack by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Gidder area of Surab district, killing two ‘terrorists’ in an intelligence-based operation (IBO).

He said the CTD had received information that two men, Bar Jan, a resident of Mashkey, and Abdul Khaliq, a resident of Kalat, have been tasked with carrying out a terrorist activity against a sensitive installation in Surab and its surrounding areas.

The insurgents left Parood camp in Kalat on a motorbike to carry out the attack.

However, the CTD Khuzdar conducted an operation that began from slums of Gidder and concluded in its Bazaar area.

During the CTD action the security personnel signaled two people on a motorcycle with their faces covered to stop, but the suspects opened fire on the CTD team.

The CTD personnel returned fire and an gun battle continued for some time, resulting in the killing of the two terrorists.

The bodies of the two suspects were taken to Khuzdar district hospital.

“We believe the two terrorists killed in the operation were also involved in the 25-26 August terrorist attacks,” the spokesman asserted.

The CTD recovered arms and ammunition and mobile phones from the suspects.

A case has been registered with CTD Khuzdar police station and further investigation is under way.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2024

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