Major terrorist attack foiled in Pakistan, one terrorist died in encounter

There has been news of a terrorist attack again in Balochistan, the most restive province of Pakistan, however, it is a matter of relief that no loss of life or property was avoided in this attack and one terrorist was also killed. According to information given by Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces foiled an attack on a passenger bus in the Harnai district of Balochistan and killed one in an encounter with terrorists. These terrorists had tried to forcibly stop the buses and cars going on Sanjavi Road in Harnai.

The security forces promptly and successfully engaged the terrorists after receiving the agency's input. After that, one terrorist was slain and another was hurt. Three terrorists were slain by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa just last week during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber. During the operation, terrorist leader Sohail, also known as Azmathu, was also eliminated.

Notably, the state of law and order in Pakistan is steadily declining, making terrorist attacks a new normal throughout the nation (Terrorist attacks in Pakistan). Over five terrorist attacks have been reported in Pakistan in the past month. wherein over twenty people have perished.

Such attacks are now becoming common in Balochistan. On April 13, a bus running on the highway in Balochistan was forcibly stopped, the passengers were deboarded and kidnapped, after which they were shot dead, and 11 people were killed in this gruesome terrorist attack.