Pakistan terror attack LIVE: Massive terror attack at Pakistan Air Force Base in Mianwali
Pakistan airbase attack LIVE: Six militants attacked an air force training base in the central Pakistani area of Mianwali, Punjab on Saturday morning. According to the Reuters news agency, three militants were killed before they entered the base and the other three had been cornered.
Three aircraft and a fuelling tanker have been damaged in the latest terror attack.Check LIVE Updates on Pakistan airbase attack news herePakistan terror attack news LIVE updates: In a statement, the Pakistan Army said that the Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force was attacked by terrorists but soldiers foiled it by killing three of the attackers and cornering three others. "However, during the attack, some damage to three already grounded aircraft and a fuel bowser also occurred," the statement said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The army said that three terrorists were “neutralised while entering the base while the remaining three terrorists have been cornered/isolated due to timely and effective response by the troops".
A comprehensive joint clearance and combing operation is in the final stages to completely clear the area, it added. "Pakistan Armed Forces remain committed to eliminating the menace of terrorism from the country at all costs," the army said.Pakistan terror attack news LIVE updates: Today's attack on Pakistan Air Force Base came day after 14 troops were killed when their convoy came under attack in Balochistan province and six civilians died when a police van was targeted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, both on Friday.The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwaar ul Haq Kakar in a post on X wrote, “The valiant Pakistan Air Force has once again proven its mettle by thwarting a cowardly terrorist
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