location: Dera Ghazi Khan
notes: An alleged Al-Qaeda commander and his three accomplices were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Punjab's Dera Ghazi Khan district. Suspected terrorist Salman Hassan alias Baloch was involved in attacks on religious places and Karachi's Jinnah Hospital. The operation was launched on a tip-off that some Al-Qaeda militants have arrived in Sakhi Sarwar area of DG Khan from Balochistan.
target_text: location: Dera Ghazi Khan, fatalities: 4