5 Pakistan soldiers dead as 7 separate blasts rip through Balochistan

Islamabad: Five soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others injured as seven separate blasts ripped through Balochistan three in Quetta, two in Turtbat, and one each in Hub and Kohlu districts, officials said.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on Sunday during an intelligence-based clearance operation, which is underway since December 24, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a “leading party” in Kohlu district’s Kahan area, reports Geo News.
Describing the incident as an “externally perpetrated threat of terrorism”, the ISPR said that “such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage the hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan”.
The military’s media wing said that the security forces remain determined to challenge their nefarious designs, “even at the cost of blood and lives”.
Following the incident, according to the ISPR, a sanitisation operation was launched in the area to apprehend perpetrators.
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