News Desk
\nRAWALPINDI
\nAt least one terrorist was killed and dozens of suspects apprehended in countrywide raids by security forces on Thursday, the Inter Services Public Relations said.
\nFrontier Corps and intelligence personnel conducted a joint search operation in Indore and Kech areas of Balochistan. During the search, terrorists opened fire at paramilitary personnel, which the FC troops effectively responded.
\nOne terrorist was killed in the exchange of fire, while an FC man was wounded. Officials also recovered arms and explosives in search of the vicinity.
\nMeanwhile, Pakistan Rangers Punjab conducted searches in various cities and apprehended 10 suspects.
\nThe searches were conducted in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Attock. Rangers also seized a cache of explosives during the searches.
\nThursday\u2019s raids and searches came as part of an ongoing military campaign with the name of Radd-ul-Fasaad aimed at wiping out terrorists and their facilitators from the country.
\nPakistan on February 22 launched a nationwide military operation \u2018Radd-ul-Fasaad\u2019, which includes broad-spectrum security and counter-terrorism operations in Punjab, and continuation of ongoing operations across the country.
\nThe crackdown came in reaction to the wave of terror attacks which hit the country last month prompting the civil-military leadership to order an all-out campaign against terrorists and their facilitators.
\nThe Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, Civil Armed Forces as well as other security and law enforcement agencies will continue to actively participate and support the efforts of the Pakistan Army to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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