35 terrorists killed during action in hills around Quetta

According to CM’s aide Shahid Rind, security forces launched an operation on May 13, which continued for at least four days in the Mangla Zarghoon Gar area — a hilly area on the outskirts of Quetta. “Security forces destroyed many camps and hideouts in the successful operation and arrested three commanders during the operation,” Mr Rind said in a statement. The announcement came days after Quetta and other parts of the province were rocked by violence. Earlier this month, multiple sites across the provincial capital came under rocket attacks, which were said to have been carried out from locations in the surrounding mountainous areas. At a recent press conference, DIG Imran Shoukat had said that the city was facing multiple security threats and that strict security measures are being enforced to ensure the safety of citizens. Last week, traffic on the Quetta-Taftan road was suspended after a bridge was blown up in the Sheikh Wasil area of Mastung, and unidentified men set fire to trucks carrying goods from Iran. According to the spokesperson, the noose was tightening around terrorists and their facilitators, adding that the state would continue its action until the eradication of terrorism. Earlier in the day, the government imposed Section 144 across the province, banning the display and use of weapons, pillion riding, tinted vehicle windows, unregistered motorcycles, and gatherings of five or more people. According to a notification issued by the Home Department on Sunday, covering faces in public through masks, mufflers, or any other means that may hinder identification has also been pr