Eight terrorists among 15 suspects held in Balochistan raids

Explosives, arms, ammunition and communication equipment recovered: ISPR

A file photo of Frontier Corps in Balochistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan arrested on Thursday 15 suspects, including eight terrorists involved in attacks on police, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said.

"FC conducted IBOs [intelligence based operations] in Zhob, Sibbi, Dera Murad Jamali Mach and Killi Ismail," the military's media wing said in a statement.


The military's media wing added that 70kgs of explosive, weapons and ammunition and communication equipment were recovered during the raids.

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, a military offensive against the “latent threat of terrorism”, was launched in February 2017.

 

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