Rawalpindi: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday that 33 Indian-sponsored terrorists had been killed so far during Operation Shaban in Ziarat and surrounding areas of Balochistan.According to ISPR, Pakistan's intelligence agencies identified multiple hideouts of Indian-sponsored Fitna Al-Khawarij and Fitna Al-Hindustan in the general area of Shaban, District Quetta, posing a threat to the local population. Based on credible intelligence, security forces launched an operation in Ziarat and adjoining areas on September 21.During the operation, security forces engaged the terrorists and cleared multiple hideouts following intense exchanges of fire. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered.ISPR said the operation was intensified over the last 72 hours, resulting in the killing of 23 terrorists. Security forces have cleared a vast area and relieved local communities of the threat posed by the militants, while the clearance operation is continuing.In a separate intelligenc e-based operation in Nushki district on September 25, security forces engaged a terrorist hideout and killed 11 terrorists. In another operation in Mand, security forces killed six Fitna Al-Hindustan terrorists and recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition.According to ISPR, more than 71 terrorists have been killed in Operation Shaban and other areas of Balochistan during the last 96 hours.The military said the counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of 'Azm-e-Istehkam', approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, would continue with full resolve.