At least four suspected militants were rounded up in a pre-dawn raid in suburban Quetta on Monday.
Security forces surrounded Killi Jamalabad village in Kuchlak, on the outskirts of Quetta, and conducted a search operation early in the morning. “Four suspects were detained during the hours-long operation,” an official told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity. A Taliban commander is among the detained suspects, according to sources.
The Kuchlak police said they were not aware of any search operation or detentions. “We can confirm the operation but do not have any details,” a police officer at Kuchlak police station told The Express Tribune. Security officials neither confirmed nor denied the detentions.
The detained suspects have been shifted to an undisclosed location for questioning. Kuchlak is home to thousands of Afghan refugees and Afghan immigrants, and common citizens try to stay away from the neighbourhood.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2014.
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Full marks to India for showing solidarity with Pakistan for the school children killed in Peshawar Pakistan by the Taliban terrorist. India has also suffered due to terrorism from across the border in 2008 when over 160 people were killed in Bombay. In a fitting tribute to this solidarity act of theirs Pakistan should reciprocate by arresting culprits and hatemongers like Hafiz Sayyed and carry out genuine case against him and Lakhvi. These two have been named in their statements by the lone surviving terrorist caught then Ajmal Kasab and also John Colman Hedlay confessed this in a statement to FBI authorities in US. This will also go a long way in confidence building between both the countries.