Security forces carried out an operation in which three Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists involved in the assassination of Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Panjgur, Zakir Baloch, were killed.
DC Baloch was traveling from Quetta to Panjgur with three other individuals in two vehicles when they were targeted and killed by terrorists on August 12.
According to the ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation, and in the exchange of fire, 3 BLA terrorists were killed and 3 were injured.
The ISPR further stated that the operation was carried out in Mastung the previous day, and the killed terrorists were involved in the martyrdom of the DC of Panjgur.
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Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti condemned the killing and expressed condolences to the bereaved family.
Baloch was the younger brother of former provincial minister and current MPA Mir Saleh Rehmat Baloch.
