KHUZDAR: One suspected militant was injured and three were arrested after an exchange of fire during a search operation in Khuzdar, officials said.

A Frontier Corps spokesman said on Friday that troops conducted search in an area in Khuzdar on a tip-off about the presence of militants. During the search, he said, militants opened fire on the FC men and a brief shootout took place.

One suspected militant was injured in the exchange of fire and

three others were arres­ted. The spokesman said that the arrested suspects were being interrogated.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2015

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