QUETTA: The security forces in Balochistan claimed on Sunday to have killed five suspected militants in Balochistan's troubled Dera Bugti district, DawnNews reported.

A suspected militant was also arrested during the security operation carried out by Frontier Corps personnel in Dera Bugti.

The spokesperson for FC, Khan Wasey, aid forces launched an operation against suspects allegedly involved in carrying attacks at security forces and important national installations in the area.

Wasey claimed “the security forces also destroyed the sanctuary of miscreants during the targeted operation”.

He said a sanctuary of miscreants was also demolished during the targeted operation. Wasey stated that the dead miscreants were involved in attacks at security forces and vital national installations including gas pipelines in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district.

In another operation, FC personnel acted on a tip off and defused an improvised explosives device near a railway track in Sibi.

The train service was temporarily suspended as result of the bomb, however, it was restored following the security clearance from the authorities.