Security forces arrested four Afghan terrorists in a successful operation near Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas in Balochistan and grabbed a huge cache of weapons and ammunition, including Kalashnikov rifles, hand grenades and other firearms, sources said Thursday.

They said the operation was performed in the Toba Kacc area on Wednesday, adding that the arrested terrorists had confessed to infiltrate in Pakistan through the border and planned a major terrorist attack in the country.

In his confessional statement, an arrested terrorist, according to the sources, gave his name as Asamuddin, the son of Gulhad. He admitted that he had come from Afghanistan three days ago, with two guns, two Kalashnikovs, a grenade and other weapons. He added that he intended to go to Pishin.

The sources revealed that the local population played an important role in success with the operation against the terrorists. Defense experts said the locals who fought together with the security forces against the terrorists were a welcome development.

Pakistan has in recent times experienced an uptick in terrorist attacks in the country orchestrated from Afghanistan. Several Afghan terrorists were killed in operations of security forces in different parts of the country.

The dead Afghan terrorists include Badruddin, the son of the governor of the Afghan province of Bagdis. On February 28, another Afghan terrorist, Mujeebur Rehman, was killed, who was a commander at a military academy in Afghanistan.

According to defense experts, the main reason for the increase in terrorism in Pakistan was that the terroristties flourished on the Afghan soil, which justified immediate action at the international level.