News Desk: Security forces have killed nine terrorists during separate operations in Balochistan’s Kachhi and Wadh districts, the military’s media wing said.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces destroyed a terrorist hideout in Kachhi district, where an exchange of fire left seven terrorists dead.

In a separate operation in Wadh district, security forces killed two more terrorists, the ISPR said.

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered during the operations, according to the military’s statement.

Clearance operations are underway in the affected areas to eliminate any remaining terrorists, the ISPR added.

President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned terrorism and expressed their resolve to thwart the designs of foreign-backed terrorists and their local facilitators.

The security operations come amid continued efforts to eliminate terrorist networks operating in Balochistan.

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