Security forces killed 13 more khawarij terrorists during the past 24 hours as the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC), and Balochistan Police continued Operation Shaaban following the terrorist attack on Mangi Dam Police Station.

Security sources said the total number of terrorists killed during Operation Shaaban has risen to 39. Of these, 26 terrorists belonging to Fitna al Khawarij were killed during operations conducted on July 6 and 7, while the remaining 13 were eliminated over the past 24 hours.

They said multiple ground and aerial operations against Fitna al Khawarij are continuing in the area.

In a separate development, security forces successfully repulsed a terrorist attack on a police station in the Zaidi area of Khuzdar.

The security sources said Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps troops killed eight terrorists in a swift counter-operation, while another five to six terrorists were eliminated in helicopter gunship operations.

Since July 5, security forces have killed a total of 75 terrorists in Operation Shaaban and other intelligence-based operations, the sources added.