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In addition, it will fix responsibility on any individual or organisation, wherever warranted, in accordance with the applicable laws, rules and service regulations” and recommend disciplinary administrative or legal action against those found responsible The committee has also been assigned to recommend immediate medium-term and long-term measures for strengthening the security of Mangi Dam and other critical infrastructure across the province The notification further stated that the committee may also propose policy institutional or operational reforms to prevent similar incidents in the future and has been directed to submit its report within 15 days The committee shall have the authority to call for any record summon any officer or official, examine witnesses, inspect the site, obtain expert opinion and co-opt any technical expert(s), if required, for the effective conduct of the inquiry,” the notification said On Tuesday, a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti reviewed the law and order situation in Ziarat following the attack The chief minister also met the families of the martyrs visited the injured and expressed solidarity with the security forces
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those terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna Al Khawarij to flee”
The government uses the term Fitna alKhawarij (FAK) to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates During that, four brave innocent citizens were martyred and six were injured,” Lt Gen Chaudhry said Explaining the second incident he said FAK terrorists launched a multi-directional attack on a police checkpost guarding Pumping Station No 3 of Mangi Dam in Ziarat At least nine policemen, including two station house officers (SHOs), were martyred in the late Monday night attack
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The DG ISPR said the policemen fought with exceptional courage and, during the exchange of fire “15 kharji were sent to hell” while nine policemen sacrificed their lives
He said reinforcements from the Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps were dispatched immediately, but before they could reach the site, the terrorists abducted the remaining police personnel
“Once the forces reached over there there were at least 15 bodies of kharji left he said noting that all the policemen were local residents
Lt Gen Chaudhry said FC personnel, army troops and other law enforcement agencies continued pursuing and surrounding the terrorists
“We were very careful because of the collateral damage not to use any aerial assets because they had taken our youth hostage he said The DG ISPR revealed that another 18 policemen were martyred as security forces continued operations against terrorists in the mountains of Ziarat since July 6
“During this time several khariji were killed as well and once they knew that the net around them had been absolutely tightened these cowards low-lives martyred 18 brave personnel of Balochistan They did that today,” he said, specifying that they were “18 of our police young boys”
He added that the operation remained in progress and that 11 more terrorists had so far been killed
Providing a casualty breakdown Lt Gen
Chaudhry said nine policemen were mar-
tyred in the initial checkpost attack, while another 18 later embraced martyrdom, taking the total number of police personnel killed to 27 On terrorist casualties he said: The dead bodies counted at the checkpost once they left the place were 15 and we have confirmed 11 [today], so total 26 kharijis have been killed Turning to the third incident, the military spokesman said an army convoy came under attack by terrorists of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in the Bela-Winder area
The convoy was attacked and 11 soldiers one junior commissioned officer (JCO) and 10 jawaans were martyred, and 14 terrorists of BLA Fitna al Hindustan were killed ” he said adding that the incident occurred near the N-25 highway
The government uses the term Fitna al Hindustan (FAH) to refer to groups it accuses of being sponsored by India to carry out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan Lt Gen Chaudhry further said security forces also killed six FAH terrorists during an operation in Kharan and another eight in Dalbandin Forces with India using illegitimate Afghan Taliban regime : Speaking about those behind the attacks Lt Gen Chaudhry blamed India and those forces with India who cannot tolerate Pakistan’s respect, prosperity and stability”
He reiterated the state's position that these elements were using the territories under the control of this illegitimate Afghan Taliban regime as a base of operation
The DG ISPR asserted that the major-
ity” of terrorists engaged and killed during operations were Afghan nationals
He said three of the four attackers involved in the June 27 assault on a Rangers camp in Karachi were Afghan The whole planning equipping everything was done from Afghanistan, he said Highlighting that the attacks occurred simultaneously at multiple locations, including Winder Babrai and near Mangi Dam Lt Gen Chaudhry said there was a scheme mastermind intent logistics operational sequence behind it Stressing that Afghanistan was providing the manpower for it , he said: You do not want Balochistan to prosper? Because you know that Balochistan is Pakistan’s lifeline and its pride Because you know that Balochistan’s prosperity is a reality that no one can change You cannot digest it? You cannot accept it? You have a problem with the pipeline supplying water to Quetta? You have a problem with everything that is for the people of Balochistan ”
“If that be it then we are absolutely clear he said affirming that the armed forces under the leadership of Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and the guidance of the government had complete resolve and clarity on how to deal with such threats
“We will hunt you and we will hurt you everywhere the DG ISPR declared He said the government and the people of Balochistan shared the same resolve noting that Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti trav-
elled by road to Ziarat after the Mangi Dam incident and met local residents Lt Gen Chaudhry said the state s consistent position over the past three years that terrorists had nothing to do with Islam and that FAH had nothing to