FC Raids: TTP affiliates arrested in Zhob, Pishin

QUETTA: Four suspects allegedly working for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested in Balochistan’s northern districts of Zhob and Pishin which border with Afghanistan. According to the paramilitary Frontier Corps officials, three TTP affiliates were arrested from the Goal Ismailzai area of Zhob. Security forces recovered arms, ammunition and Taliban propaganda literature from the possession of the suspects, officials said adding that they have been shifted to undisclosed locations for interrogation. In a separate raid, a TTP member was arrested from Killi Tranra of Pishin. FC personnel recovered explosives and automatic weapons from the suspect.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 1^st, 2015.