MASTUNG: Security forces gunned down at least two terrorists in Mastung district of Balochistan, while a teenager also died during a shootout on Tuesday, according to the district administration.
The administration said the terrorist attack on Levies Line left seven other persons injured, whereas the assailants also set several vehicles on fire.
Meanwhile, the injured were brought to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Hospital Mastung.
Reacting to the incident, Balochistan Government Spokesperson Shahid Rind said that Indian-sponsored terrorists attacked a local bank and tehsil offices.
Confirming the death of a 16-year-old youth, Rind said that the security forces surrounded the militants and two of them were neutralised, and three were injured during the intense exchange of fire that followed.
“The immediate response of the security forces was effective in preventing an increase in casualties,” the spokesperson remarked, adding that a systematic clearance operation was underway at the site of the attack, with the security agencies tracking the facilitators of the attackers.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
