RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has condemned and denounced the terrorist assaults carried out by separatist militants in a number of areas of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, reaffirming its rejection of all types of terrorism and extremism.
In a press release issued Saturday, the Saudi Ministry of Overseas Affairs mentioned the Kingdom stands in solidarity with Pakistan and helps its safety efforts to guard its territory and keep stability.
The ministry prolonged its honest condolences to the households of the victims and to the Pakistani authorities and other people, wishing the injured a speedy restoration.
The condemnation got here as Pakistani authorities reported heavy casualties following coordinated militant assaults and subsequent safety operations throughout Balochistan.
In accordance with a press release by Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani navy’s media wing, at the very least 18 civilians, 15 troopers, and 133 militants had been killed throughout clashes as safety forces thwarted main terrorist assaults within the province.
Shehbaz Sharif earlier confirmed that coordinated assaults happened at 12 places throughout Balochistan, praising safety forces for efficiently foiling the assaults.
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In a press release from the Prime Minister’s Home, Sharif mentioned Pakistan’s battle on terrorism would proceed “till the final terrorist is eradicated.”
The assaults focused a number of areas, together with Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Panjgur, Tump, Gwadar, and Pasni.
ISPR mentioned 92 militants, together with three suicide bombers, had been killed throughout Saturday’s operations, whereas 41 others had been killed in separate safety actions on Friday, bringing the whole variety of militants killed to 133 inside 48 hours.
“Intelligence stories have unequivocally confirmed that the assaults had been orchestrated and directed by terrorist ringleaders working from exterior Pakistan, who had been in direct communication with the terrorists all through the incident,” the military assertion mentioned.
On Friday, the navy had introduced that at the very least 41 militants had been killed in two separate operations within the Harnai and Panjgur districts of Balochistan.
Pakistan has witnessed a renewed surge in militant violence in recent times, notably in its western and southwestern areas, prompting intensified counterterrorism operations by safety forces.
