Attack on PN base in Turbat foiled: ISPR

Security forces successfully foiled an attack launched by terrorists on PNS Siddique — a naval base in Balochistan’s Turbat city, says the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The attack launched on the night between March 25 and 26 was foiled after the swift and effective response by the troops ensuring the safety personnel and assets, the ISPR added.

According to the statement, the armed forces’ synergetic and effective response enabled the killing of all four terrorists in the ensuing joint clearance operation.

It added that the security forces in the vicinity were immediately mobilised to support the naval troops.

A 24-year-old Frontier Corps trooper, Sepoy Noman Fareed, embraced martyrdom after gallantly fighting the terrorists. The martyred soldier was a resident of Muzaffargarh and was serving in Frontier Corps Balochistan, the statement added.

The ISPR further said that sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area.

Pakistan’s armed forces remain committed to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country at all costs.