ISLAMABAD, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces killed 12 terrorists on Thursday during an operation in Kharan district of the country's southwest Balochistan province, Balochistan's Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Friday.
Addressing a press conference in the provincial capital Quetta, Bugti said the terrorists were killed after their attempt to loot banks and automated teller machines in Kharan city was thwarted by security forces.
One civilian was injured during the incident and is currently under treatment at a hospital, he added. ■