QUETTA: Four suspected militants were arrested Wednesday during raids conducted by a joint team of law enforcement agencies in parts of Quetta.

Intelligence and police personnel carried out raids on Quetta's Qambrani and Hudda areas.

During the operation, four suspected militants were arrested whereas weapons were also recovered from their possession.

Security sources told DawnNews that the suspects belong to banned outfits. They were involved in recent incidents of target killings in Quetta, the sources added.

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Security forces claimed to have killed three suspected militants, including the Balochistan chief of the banned Jaish-ul-Islam (JI) militant group Mehmood Rind, during a targeted operation conducted in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area on late Monday night.

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