By our correspondent
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Sunday confirmed that at least 145 terrorists have been killed in almost 40 hours across the province after terrorists belonging to the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched “coordinated attacks across 12 towns”.
“17 security personnel and 31 civilians embraced martyrdom during the attacks carried out across the province,” the provincial chief executive said while addressing a press conference in Quetta. The statement comes as terrorists affiliated with India-sponsored Fitna al-Hindustan carried out multiple attacks targeting civilians in Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Panjgur, Tump, Gwadar, and Pasni.
During the press conference, Bugti said the bodies of 145 terrorists were in the custody of the authorities and revealed that terrorists in Gwadar had martyred five women and three children. The slain family belonged to Khuzdar and were Baloch, he added.
Bugti slammed hostile elements for trying to destabilize Pakistan at the behest of India and questioned whether the BLA was a registered political party with which negotiations could be held. He said the group wanted to impose its ideology through the use of guns and reiterated that the government was not prepared to surrender even for a second.
“We will not surrender… they [terrorists] can destabilize but cannot take a single inch of our country,” CM Bugti said. Declaring that “our blood is not cheap,” the chief minister said the perpetrators would not be allowed to escape and warned that the land would be turned into hell for terrorists.
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