Monday, 9 June 2014

FC kills 10 BLA militants in operation



 













QUETTA: Ten militants, belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were killed in an operation by the Frontier Corps (FC) in the Kandiari area, bordering Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, on Sunday. Three hideouts of miscreants have also been destroyed.
The security forces also recovered explosives, IEDs and landmines from the possession of the miscreants.According to the IG FC, the militants were involved in attacks on Sui-gas installations and the railway track. He vowed that the operation would continue against the culprits till its logical end.

According to another report, some armed persons gunned down a man in the Sariab area of Quetta on Sunday morning.Rescue sources said that unidentified armed motorbike riders targeted a man standing beside the road and opened fire at him grievously injuring him. The injured man succumbed to his injuries, while Edhi volunteers were shifting him to the hospital.

The motive behind this target killing could not immediately be known, as further investigations are in progress.Meanwhile, unidentified armed men attacked a Nato oil tanker near the Lal Shah area of Dera Murad Jamali on Sunday. However, no loss of life was reported.

According to reports, the Nato tanker was heading to Afghanistan from Karachi when armed men attacked it near Lal Shah with indiscriminate firing. Flames soon engulfed the tanker.When informed, security forces, police and rescue teams reached the spot. Fire fighters had to face difficulties in extinguishing the fire due to its intensity.Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Noor Muhammad said the police had cordoned off the area to go after the culprits. However, no arrest had been made so far, added the DSP.

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