QUETTA: The Balochistan government has put 396 people on the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act to keep them under observation because of their suspected links with banned groups.

Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti said on Saturday that those who had been put on the schedule belonged to banned organisations.

The list contains 97 people belonging to Quetta, 57 to Khuzdar, 35 to Mastung, 32 to Dera Bugti and 23 to Qila Abdullah.

The minister said 20 more names were under consideration for inclusion in the list.

Published in Dawn January 22nd, 2017

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