QUETTA: A suspected militant was killed and two Frontier Corps personnel were injured in a gunbattle in Kahan area of Kohlu district on Thursday.

Eight armed militants were arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was seized from their hideouts during a search operation in Sorz area, an FC spokesman said .

He said the search operation had been carried out on a tip about the presence of militants belonging to a banned organisation. He said militants started firing when FC troops arrived in the area, adding that in the ensuing fighting one suspected militant died and two FC men were injured.

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2014

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