As radicalism rears its head in the country, the security forces on Thursday shot dead eight terrorists in a sanitization operation in Balochistan’s Mazaaband Range which they started on Wednesday evening.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists attempted to ambush a convoy of security forces in the Kech District.

The country has been engrossed by a spate of terror attacks since the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced the end of the ceasefire in November last year.

“While alert and combat-ready troops not only foiled this cowardly attempt without any loss of life, they also immediately commenced a follow-up operation to hunt down the fleeing extremists using ground and aviation assets,” read the statement.

The ISPR said that a suspected hideout of terrorists was identified in Mazaaband Range today morning, where a sanitisation operation was launched.

“In ensuing, heavy exchange of fire, eight terrorists have been killed while a large cache of arms and ammunition including explosives has also been recovered,” it added.