The clearance operation launched a day earlier after the Jaffar Express train was attacked and hijacked, has been completed, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Wednesday.
He added that all terrorists present there have been killed.
“On March 11 in Bolan, terrorists targeted a railroad track around 1 pm and blew it up with a blast and stopped the Jaffer Express. According to railway officials, the train had 440 passengers,” DG ISPR said while speaking to news anchor Kamran Shahid on Dunya News show ‘On the Front.’
He also elaborated that units from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Special Services Group (SSG), army and Frontier Corps (FC) took part in the complex operation.
“The terrorists used hostages, including women and children, as human shields. The recovery operation was immediately started,” he added.
“All 33 terrorists have been sent to hell…no harm caused to any passengers during the clearance operation,” the DG ISPR said.
However, he added, that before the clearance operation, 21 passengers were martyred by the terrorists.
The attackers had positioned the hostages in groups, with suicide bombers seated among them. “Security forces snipers eliminated the suicide bombers,” he stated.
He further disclosed that the terrorists maintained contact with their facilitators and masterminds in Afghanistan via satellite phone throughout the clearance operation.
He confirmed that all terrorists at the scene had been neutralized; however, the train and surrounding area were still being cleared by the bomb disposal squad in accordance with standard operating procedures.
When asked if he was confirming the completion of the operation with all terrorists eliminated, the DG ISPR responded: “Yes, all terrorists present at the site have been sent to hell, and their total number was 33.”
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