Rawalpindi, Nov. 16 (TNS): Under ongoing operation Radd-ul-Fasad, the Frontier Corps (FC) nabbed five suspects and recovered explosives and arms during raids in different areas of Balochistan, ISPR says in statement here on Thursday.
“FC conducted intelligence-based operations in Dera Bugti, Uch and Chaman on terrorist hideouts,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The raids were conducted as part of the continuing military offensive, Operation radd-ul-Fasaad, which was launched in February this year against “latent threat of terrorism” in the country.
“Five suspects were apprehended,” the statement added. “Explosives and ammunition including improvised explosive devices (IEDs), mines, detonators, grenades and communication equipment were recovered during the operation.”
The development came amid a sudden surge in terror attacks in the restive province.
On Wednesday, bullet-riddled bodies of 15 men belonging to Punjab were found in Buleda, Kech near Pakistan-Iran border of Gurok. Banned organisation Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the killings.
Hours later, terrorists opened fire on a senior police officer and three members of his family in an ambush in Quetta, killing them on the spot.
