Security forces arrest key militant in Quetta

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

QUETTA: Security forces arrested a key militant from Quetta's Lak Pass area in Balochistan on Saturday morning.

Security sources told Dawn that forces arrested Abdul Salam Regi during a raid in Lak Pass.

Later, he was shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

Sources added that Regi was affiliated with the banned militant group Jundullah, and was planning to launch suicide attacks in Balochistan and Iran.

"We are interrogating the suspect," Home Secretary Balochistan Akbar Durrani told Dawn. He, however, stated that the suspect's affiliation with Jundullah is yet to be confirmed.

Also read: Police arrest 260 suspects in Quetta‏

Security forces have arrested more than 3000 militants linked with different militant groups in Balochistan in the aftermath of the announcement of the National Action Plan (NAP). Forces have stepped up their efforts to apprehend militants in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan to ensure peace in the province.

Know more: Over 10,000 arrested as National Action Plan against terror continues

Latest figures on operations being carried out by civilian and military agencies across Pakistan reveal that 10,616 people have been arrested on various charges since the launch of the NAP.

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Syed Ali Shah is DawnNews' Quetta bureau chief.

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Shamain no likes stinky bhindians

Feb 28, 2015 06:05pm

Oh good! Now lets see where the links get connected to.

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Quetta wala

Feb 28, 2015 07:29pm

They knew where he was. They everything about him. He was under protection. His patrons decided to throw him under the bus. as an offering. To deflect heat from themselves.

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IBN E ASHFAQUE

Feb 28, 2015 08:05pm

The people arrested should be processed at a quick speed so that the innocent are not victimized. Baluchistan has suffered a lot, enough is enough.

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sheraz

Feb 28, 2015 09:12pm

This is the response of our security agencies they are committed to clean up militants again Quetta is safe for journey.

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Muk-Muka

Mar 01, 2015 06:05am

@sheraz Excellent work in catching criminals. Need to improve performance of local police force as well. If police force were able to catch local thugs and criminals, they could catch other criminals as well. Time to start awarding severe jail times and hanging of criminals in large numbers, all those criminals and their supporters would get the message. 'You do the crime, you do the time'. Simple is that.

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kumail12

Mar 01, 2015 06:58am

Please bring him on TV, show the charge history to the nation. Why he was hiding fit so long. Now let's find mullah Omar

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