Security forces 'foil terror bid in Balochistan'

Patrolling team neutralises 12kg IED planted near Quetta Development Authority

A day after suicide bombers struck a church in Quetta, killing nine people and wounding 57 others; the military claimed to have foiled a terror bid in the violence-stricken province.

“Frontier Corps Balochistan foiled a terrorist activity. Patrolling team spotted and neutralised a 12kg IED planted near  Quetta Development Authority,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.



Intelligence-based operations are routinely conducted across Balochistan as part of the continuing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.