QUETTA: At least two suspected terrorists were arrested and a large cache of weapons rec
overed in intelligence ba
sed operations (IBOs) conducted by the security forces in different areas of Balochistan on Sunday, the military media wing said.
“Security forces conducted IBOs on terrorists suspected hideouts in Mastung, Pashin, Khad Kacha and Sibbi. Two terrorists were apprehended,” said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including prepared improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosives, rockets and ammunition of different calibre were also rec
overed in the raids, it added.
The raids were part of the ongoing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad
, a military offensive launched in February 2017 against the ‘latent threat of terrorism&#
8217;.
Separately, police arrested four outlaws and rec
overed arms and drugs from them during search operations and raids on Sunday. The detainees were being interrogated after police registered separate cases against them.
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ublished in Daily Times, March 12th 2018.
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