SAA event in Balochistan, Hoshab area of Kech District area, Pakistan on Wed 23rd February 2022

Ten terrorists were killed on February 23 after Security Forces (SFs) conducted an operation based on information regarding the presence of the terrorists’ camp and hideout in Hoshab area of Kech District in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said "once the troops started cordoning [off] the area, [the] terrorists tried to flee their hideout and opened indiscriminate fire whereby a heavy exchange of fire ensued," the statement said. 10 terrorists, including Commander Master Asif alias Mukesh, were killed in the exchange of fire, adding that the militants were involved in recent firing incidents and attacks on SFs in Turbat and Pasni. "In addition, a huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered which was planned for use against security forces," the ISPR statement added.|Separately, the SFs reportedly raided the house of Haji Laloo in the Killi Shahabzai area of Zhob District and killed four persons of the house, reports The Balochistan Post. Sources said a heated argument reportedly broke out between the SFs and the householders after which the SFs opened indiscriminate fire on them. Four individuals were killed and several others were critically injured.