5 militants killed, 29 facilitators arrested

quetta — Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti has said five militants belonging to an outlawed group were killed and 29 suspected facilitators have been arrested in an operation by the Frontier Corps (FC) in hilly areas of Bamboo Top in Dera Bugti district.

Addressing a Press conference along with senior FC officers here, he said the personnel of FC have cleared Bamboo Top of terrorists after a successful operation, in which huge quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered.

Due to efforts of the FC, the back of terrorists in Dera Bugti and surrounding areas has been broken and with the cooperation of people, the rest of the militants would also be eliminated, he added.

On the occasion, more than 20 rebels also surrendered to the security forces, who were then handed

The self-exiled Baloch persons living abroad must join the national mainstream or they would be eliminated Sarfaraz Bugti, Balochistan home minister

over the national flag by the home minister.

Bugti offered the self-exiled Baloch persons living abroad to join the national mainstream, otherwise they would be eliminated.

He said the provincial government in collaboration with the law enforcement agencies had under a strategy forced the miscreants to flee from urban areas to their hideouts in mountains and now under the peaceful Balochistan package, they were being included in the national mainstream. — APP