Balochistan militancy: Three Baloch separatists killed

QUETTA: The paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) claims to have killed three militants from two banned separatist groups Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) and Baloch Republican Army (BRA) during a raid in the Panjgur district. The militants were killed in a heavy gunfight with the paramilitary troops in the Gowargo area of Panjgur, a spokesperson for FC said. “The dead militants have been identified as Jamal and Sagher of the BLF and Mullah Bakhsh of the BRA,” he added.  The militants were wanted for attacks on security forces in Panjgur. IGFC Maj Gen Sher Afgan expressed confidence in his force for the ongoing operations against banned groups in Balochistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 19^th, 2015.