Pakistan, July 9 -- Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Wednesday said that 54 India-backed terrorists were killed, while 42, including troops and civilians, embraced martyrdom while defending the motherland during three major terrorist incidents in Balochistan over the past four days.

Addressing a press conference, Lt Gen Chaudhry said the first incident took place on the night between July 4 and 5 in Hanna Urak, where militants belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij attacked the local population.

"Local residents fought back very valiantly and forced those terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij to flee," he said, adding that four civilians were martyred and six others were in...