IED event in Balochistan, Surkhab, Pishin District area, Pakistan on Fri 6th September 2024

At least five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were killed in an operation conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the Surkhab refugee camp area of Pishin District in Balochistan on September 6, reports The Khorasan Diary. The CTD received intelligence that five sharpshooters belonging to the outlawed group were “planning a terrorist attack” in the Surkhab refugee camp area of Pishin. The CTD cordoned off the area and warned the terrorists to surrender, however, the terrorists opened fire on the team and prompted a retaliatory response. The killed terrorists were identified as Ahmadullah alias Ali alias Badri, residing in Boldak, Afghanistan; Ihsanullah alias Mutwakil alias Hamid, and Samiullah, both residents of Pishin, along with two of their associates. Weapons and ammunition were also seized from the deceased terrorists which included one submachine gun, one 30-bore TT pistol, two 9mm pistols, ammunition, two hand grenades, one improvised explosive device (IED), four kilograms of explosives, a primer card, and one motorcycle were recovered.