QUETTA: Security forces claimed on Tuesday to have arrested four suspected militants in a search operation launched in Margat area of Bolan district following a bomb attack on FC personnel.

Six personnel of the Frontier Corps were killed and another injured in the Margat coal-mine area on Monday when a remote-controlled IED, planted on a road, was detonated near their convoy.

Subsequently, the FC launched the search operation in the area which continued on Tuesday. “The FC has taken four suspected militants into custody,” said a spokesman for the force, adding that they had been handed over to the authorities concerned for interrogation.

The troops also claim to have seized arms and ammunition from Mugha Kibzai area of Zhob district where they conducted a raid following a tip-off regarding the presence of extremists affiliated with a banned organisation. The seized goods include hand grenades, pistols and thousands of bullets. No arrest was reported.

Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2016