IED event in Balochistan, Awaran District area, Pakistan on Fri 24th February 2023

A suspected militant, linked with a banned militant outfit, was killed in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) conducted by the Security Forces (SFs) in Awaran District of Balochistan on February 24, reports samaaenglish.tv. According to a statement issued by the militaryÕs media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs had received information about the presence of a group that was planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the area targeting SFs, following which an operation was launched. During the operation, in the ensuing exchange of fire with the troops, a militant was killed. Later, the troops recovered a heavy cache of arms Ð including light and heavy automatic weapons, ammunition, detonators, and explosives from the possession of the militant. A flag of a banned outfit was also recovered.