A file photo of Frontier Corps personnel. PHOTO: EXPRESS
BLA Commander Ashraf was killed during an exchange of fire between suspected militants and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel.
Three militants killed, two held in Balochistan
"Five militants were killed while three managed to escape from the site," a police spokesperson said, while adding that the suspects were involved in previous attacks on security forces, target killings and other terrorist activities.
According to reports, FC personnel recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the militants’ possession.
Separately, unidentified armed men on Saturday opened fire at a convoy of security forces, near Mastung's Kanak-Daranger area.
Crossfire: Two alleged terrorists gunned down
Security forces replied befittingly' to the firing killing two suspected militants.
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