Pakistan says 13 militants killed in operations in Balochistan

Thirteen terrorists were killed during two intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.

The operations were conducted on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Quetta and Kech districts, the ISPR, the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in a statement.

According to the ISPR, security forces engaged a terrorist hideout in Quetta district and 10 terrorists were killed following an exchange of fire. In a separate operation in Kech district, three terrorists were killed after their hideout was targeted, reports Xinhua.

Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the sites, the statement added.

The ISPR said the terrorists had been involved in multiple attacks in the area, and a sanitization operation was underway to clear any remaining threats.