IED event in Balochistan, Qilli Qamar area of Mastung District area, Pakistan on Mon 30th August 2021

At least 11 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an encounter with the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Qilli Qamar area of Mastung District in Balochistan on August 30, reports The Express Tribune. An unnamed CTD spokesman said that the CTD personnel along with other Security Force (SF) personnel conducted a search operation in Qilli Qamar area on the basis of an intelligence about the presence of suspected terrorists in a compound. A cache of arms and explosives was recovered from the terrorists, including four SMGs with 360 rounds, one LMG with 80 rounds, two suicide jackets, three 9mm pistols, 15 kilogrammes of explosive, prima cord, eight hand grenades, and eight detonators.