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QUETTA: Four commanders along with 140 other militants surrendered their arms to authorities on Monday.
The militants surrendered before the commissioner of Kalat division and law enforcement officials.
Militants who surrendered today belong to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and other proscribed groups.
Four commanders who surrendered are Eid Muhammad of the BLA, Niaz of Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) and two others, who were not named.
The commissioner while welcoming the surrender assured the militants that the government would make efforts to rehabilitate them, with the militants claiming that they were misled by certain elements to partake in subversive activities.
Militants also vowed to adopt peaceful lives and work for stability in the province.
The government also announced amnesty for the militants adopting peaceful lives and they will be integrated in Balochistan.
Pakistan's largest province — which borders Iran and Afghanistan — is riven by sectarian strife and Islamist violence.
Its roughly seven million inhabitants have long complained they do not receive a fair share of its gas and mineral wealth.
Baloch separatists demanding more autonomy and control over gas and mineral resources have frequently targeted security forces and police for years.
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Good going.Keep it up.
Well done Nawaz Sharif.
Let's see how many are the RAW agents, probably most of them?
Good otherwise their destiny would be grave. Now they can live and educate their childern
Good going. I really hope that we can put our differences aside and work together for a better Pakistan. Government must be ashamed of what little they did for all the provinces and are doing the same with Karachi right now. We have so much hate that we are busy in destroying the same country that our forefathers fought for to ensure that future generations will have a place to live in peace and harmony. Years of government propaganda, and corruption has only brewed hate. We have so much to work on and have many resources that if used correctly, effectively and efficiently we can prosper and become the best.
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@Changez_Khan Please welcome them to mainstream and allow them to settle easily else no one will follow the suit again.