ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly condemned the terroristattacks in Turbat and Quetta in which four Frontier Corps (FC) personnelwere martyred.
In a statement shared on Twitter, the premier reiterated his resolve thatfight against terror elements will not be stopped.
“Strongly condemn terrorist attacks against our soldiers in Balochistanlast night, martyring 4 soldiers & injuring 8. My prayers & condolences goto the martyrs families. We will continue our fight ag these terrorists &will not allow them to sabotage peace & dev in Balochistan,” he wrote.
Four Frontier Corps embraced martyrdom and six others sustained injuriesduring two separate terrorist attacks in Quetta and Turbat, districts ofBalochistan, the military media wing said Tuesday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the FC post was targeted byterrorists near Pir Ismail Ziarat in Quetta late Monday. The attack led toan exchange of fire which continued for some time. ‘4-5 terrorists [were]killed while 7/8 are injured. During the exchange of fire four brave FCsoldiers embraced martyrdom while 6 soldiers got injured’, the statementreads.
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The second terror attack occurred in the Turbat area where terroriststargeted a vehicle of Frontier Corps with an improvised explosive device(IED). Two of the soldiers of the paramilitary force got injured.
The statement of ISPR further added that ‘hard-earned peace and prosperityin Balochistan could not be sabotaged by such coward acts by anti-stateforces as Pakistan armed forces are determined to neutralise theirnefarious designs even at the cost of blood and lives’.
