Four of 6 militants killed in Naval operation: Rehman

Four of 6 militants killed in Naval operation: Rehman

Karachi Four of the six militants who were involved in the armed raid on Pakistan’s Naval air base have been eliminated in the retaliatory operation by the security forces while two managed to escape, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said here Monday.

He put the number of martyred armed forces personnel at 10 and the injured at 15.

Talking to media men here at Chief Minister House after his visit to the PNS Mehran, the Interior Minister said the martyred troops would be awarded Sitara-e-Shujaat posthumously.

Laced with sophisticated weapons, six-seven militants, aged between 20 and 25 years, made their way into the PNS Mehran by climbing over the boundary wall and targeted P-3C Orion aircraft, the Minister said giving details of the attack.