QUETTA: Frontier Corps (FC) on Saturday claimed to have killed four militants during exchange of fire in Balochistan's Kalat district and recovered huge cache of explosives and weapons from the possession of these miscreants.
FC Spokesman Khan Wasey told DawnNews that four miscreants were killed by forces during exchange of fire in Kalat's Mangochar area and 500 kilogrammes explosives, 150 rocket launchers, 1500 detonators and other weapons were recovered from their possession. Security forces were also backed by helicopter surveillance provided by interior ministry, he added.
“The miscreants belonged to a defunct Baloch militant organisation and were involved in acts of terrorism and attacks at security forces in Kalat,” said Wasey.
In a separate incident, armed men abducted Kharan District Council chairman Mir Sagheer Badini and his guards from Kharan, Levies sources told DawnNews.
A search operation was launched by security forces for the recovery of kidnapped official.
Security forces have intensified their actions in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan after the announcement of National Action Plan to combat terrorism in the country.
