Islamabad, Mar 27 (IANS): Pakistani security forces killed six terrorists in an operation in the country's southwestern Balochistan province, an Army statement said.
A soldier was killed and two others were injured during the operation, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said on Saturday in the statement, Xinhua news agency reported.
The intelligence-based operation aims to apprehend the terrorists who were involved in recent security incidents in Sibi and its surroundings. They were also linked to a blast in a busy market area in eastern Lahore city in January, the statement said.
The security forces also recovered the arms and ammunition of the terrorists, the statement added.