FC seizes weapons cache in Gulistan raid
FC personnel recovered 4,000 kilogrammes of explosive material, 31 small machineguns and arrested a suspect identified as an Afghan national Mohammed Aslam.
Addressing the media at FC Headquarters Quetta, DIG FC Brigadier Tahir Mehmood said that Muharram processions in Quetta were the possible targets of the militants.
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“FC launched the search operation on intelligence information in Gulistan in Qila Abdullah - a district that shares a border with Afghanistan,” he said.
“The terrorists wanted to target Muharram processions and other places in Quetta,” the brigadier added.
Providing the details of the recovered arms and ammunition, FC seized 4,000 kilograms explosive materials, 31 SMG, 89,864 rounds, 101 small missiles , 104 missile caps, 18 suicide vests, 110 MM-107 rockets, 28 G-3 rounds, 1,000 meter prima cards, 303 rifle rounds, 2,440 detonators, 184 IED batteries, 107 rocket shells, 20 packets remote batteries, 20 batteries, 8 remote, 17 fuse cells, 350 mines detonators, 5 Binoculars, 4 hand grenades, 13 walkie-talkie sets, 97 rocket launcher fuses, 21 SMG magazines and other ammunition used for mass killings.
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“These arms and ammunition were brought from neighbouring countries to use for terrorist activities in Balochistan, specifically in Quetta. However, FC personnel foiled their terror attempt,” Mehmood said, adding that FC also discovered a factory of arms and ammunition in Qila Abdullah.
"FC is on high alert at the entry and exit points of Quetta,” he added.
Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti accused Afghanistan and India of backing terrorists in Balochistan.
“These arms and ammunition were brought from Afghanistan and India,” he said.
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Isn't it so ironic when Indians complain about Pakistani state sponsorship of terrorism when India is itself responsible for backing various terror movements around the world (LTTE and these Baloch terrorist groups to name a few)?
Is the world still going to deny that India is terrorizing Pakistan in collusion with Afghanistan? And where are the US and NATO, who leave no opportunity to blame Pakistan for terrorism in Afghanistan? Is this their failure to control terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, or is this being done with their knowledge and consent?