FC had targeted hideouts of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) Baloch Republican Army (BRA) in mountainous area of Kalat region. PHOTO: ONLINE
FC Balochistan spokesperson Khan Wasay said FC targeted suspected hideouts of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Republican Army (BRA) in mountainous area of Kalat region.
“Security forces are using helicopters in the operation. One of the helicopters made an emergency landing on Kalat RCD highway after it developed a technical fault,” he said.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that one of Pakistan Army helicopter made an emergency landing near.
Brigadier Abdul Rahim of ISPR said that MI-17 cargo helicopter was on a routine flight when it developed some technical fault, thus forced to make an emergency landing.
"All crew members, including the pilot, remained safe in the incident," he added.
Ten security personnel were also injured in the operation.
“The security forces have targeted ten [suspected] hideouts in Kalat division,” Home Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti told the media during a news conference in Quetta.
“Action is being taken against those who are challenging the writ of the state.”
RCD highway near Surab area of Kalat district was sealed after a helicopter made an emergency landing.
“It was partially damaged. However the security personnel remained unhurt,” said Bugti.
Special Wing of Balochistan and Kalat Scout are also taking part in the operation. “The militants were involved in carrying out attacks on passenger trains,” Wasay said, adding that a huge cache of ammunition was also seized during the operation.
“More than 30 Baloch militants [allegedly] belonging to BRA and BLA had been killed while ten personnel of FC sustained injuries during the operation,” claimed FC spokesperson. “The militants have fired with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades.”
He further said that Inspector General FC Balochistan Ijaz Shahid is monitoring the operation.
Security forces also claimed to have destroyed six vehicles during the operation.
When contacted by the Express Tribune, the local administration—Kalat police and Balochistan Levies said they have no information about this operation.
“I do not know but we are contacting the security forces to inquire what actually happened,” a senior official said on the condition of anonymity.
Security official said that operation is still underway in the area. “Bodies will be handed over to local administration once the operation is concluded,” he added.
The identities of the people killed could not be ascertained yet as the bodies were not transferred to hospital till the time of filing of this report.
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I am an Indian , i condemn RAW supporting BLA and other organizations in Balouchistan. this is spreading unrest. surely there must be Raw agents in blouchistan acting to be balouch. i hope balouchis should do the right thing and peace must prevail everywhere. balouch leaders are highly paid to create unrest and balouch janta will never get their rights from their leaders since i believe they dont really care if you are alive or dead.
Vikram
Terrorists will not sit quite unless their money lines are cut off. There handlers are sitting in Afghanistan and deli. Pakistan government should speak up and expose them although whole world knows.
@Voice of Baluch: then you mean allow them to do terrorist activities on the orders of enemy of the country? what kind of a logic you are giving, If those family members were good enough why they did not stop them when they were entering into such vicious game of death and bringing common Baloch name bad around the country for what just for money and power.
Great work FC. Keep it up! There are more to come hope so.
As a thoroughly non-violent person, all killings pain me but what choice do these people attacking trains and killing citizens and government servants leave us. No state can and should stay passive in the face of such violence. If the insurgents in Balochistan renounce violence they too should be talked to. But if they are not interetsed in that then the lives of citizens must be protected. Those who deal in violence and start complaining when they are dealt in the same manner should really think about the sheer hypocracy of their complaints.
@ Voice of Baluch You have a valid argument, but Should government sit quite, watch bridges, important installation and train carrying people get blown up and destroyed? I personally believe that problems should be resolved by dialogue and not my operations, but for that both sides have to address issue my coming to the table.
Who, in the name of operation, are being killed? We can talk with terrorists who killed 50,000+ Pakistanis, why can't we talk with them??