Operation Complete, All 33 Terrorists Killed, 21 Passengers, 4 Soldiers Martyred: DG ISPR
DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that the operation has been completed, all 33 terrorists present at the scene have been killed,
The hostage passengers were safely rescued during the operation.
DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that on March 11, terrorists targeted the railway track in Bolan.
DG ISPR said that the terrorists took the passengers on the Jaffar Express hostage,
The terrorists were in contact in Afghanistan during the operation, the terrorists were using the passengers as shields.
He said that the recovery operation was started immediately, the soldiers of the Pakistan Army, Air Force, FC and SSG participated in the recovery operation,
The terrorists had made the passengers sit in three groups, the hostages were rescued in stages.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that all the terrorists present at the scene have been killed, the total number of terrorists was 33.
DG ISPR said that even today, women and children were rescued, no passenger was harmed in the clearance operation, great caution was taken in the operation.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that before the final operation, the animal terrorists had taken 21 innocent lives, while 4 FC soldiers were martyred.
DG ISPR said that the area is difficult and far from the population, innocent people were targeted through the will and facilitation of foreign masters, the terrorists used the hostages as human shields, and the terrorists have no connection with the religion of Islam and Balochistan.
According to DG ISPR, we rescued the hostages in the final operation without any loss, no passenger was harmed in the final clearance operation, and the operation was carried out with great caution and professionalism.
It should be noted that yesterday, terrorists stopped the Jaffar Express going from Quetta to Peshawar with a blast and took 500 passengers and crew hostage.
The terrorists had opened fire on the Jaffar Express in the areas of Gudalar and Peru Kanri, as a result of which the driver died, in addition to several passengers.
Later, the security forces launched an operation and during this time, 190 hostage passengers were released, including 58 men, 31 women, and 15 children.
37 passengers injured in the terrorist attack have been shifted to the hospital where they are being given medical assistance, while 57 passengers have been shifted to Quetta and 23 to their relatives in Mach and Aab Gum.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, Speaker National Assembly, and Chairman of Senate, including senior officials and political leaders and leaders condemned the worst attack on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan….
