Security forces neutralised five terrorists, including a suicide bomber, during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Pishin district on Sunday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation targeted a “tashkeel” (formation) of Fitna al-Khawarij, an Indian-sponsored proxy. During an intense exchange of fire, one suicide bomber detonated himself, while four other terrorists were killed by security forces, it said, adding that a significant cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosives were recovered from the site. The military’s media wing stated that the neutralised terrorists had been involved in numerous terrorist activities in the region. A sanitisation operation is currently underway to ensure the area is cleared of any remaining threats, it added. The ISPR reaffirmed that the relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the “Azm-e-Istehkam” vision will continue until the menace of foreign-sponsored terrorism is eradicated.