ISLAMABAD, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces have killed one terrorist, arrested seven others and seized arms during a search operation in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Friday.
An army statement said security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in Ghulam Pring in Mastung and Rojhan Jamali areas of the province on terrorists' hideouts involved in target killing and grenade attacks.
"During operations one terrorist was killed and seven apprehended. Cache of arms and ammunition including explosive recovered," a statement from the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said.
The statement also said paramilitary troops along with the police and intelligence agencies conducted operations in various parts of eastern Punjab province during last 48 hours, including Dera Ghazi Khan, Attock, Islamabad and Lahore.
"A total of 19 terrorists and their facilitators were apprehended and a large number of illegal weapons and ammunition of different calibers recovered," the statement said.
The operations are part of the major offensive codenamed "Radd-ul-Fasaad" or "reject discord" in English, which is currently underway across the country. The operation was launched in February to "eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country" after over 100 people were killed in a series of terrorist attacks.
