SYED ALI SHAH
Baloch militants— File Photo
QUETTA: At least six militants, including their commander, were killed during a security forces' operation in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan on Sunday.
Sources in Frontier Corps told Dawn.com that forces conducted an operation in Sui town of Dera Bugti, adding that six armed militants, including a Farari (fugitive) commander, were killed during the three-hour long operation.
FC personnel also recovered 30 kilograms of explosives in additiion to other heavy weaponry from the spot.
The killing was preceded by an intense exchange of fire between security forces and armed militants.
FC sources claimed that militants were involved in a series of bomb explosions and blowing up gas pipelines in Dera Bugti, the country's resource-rich district.
Security forces kill six militants in Dera Bugti operation - DAWN.COM
Baloch militants— File Photo
QUETTA: At least six militants, including their commander, were killed during a security forces' operation in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan on Sunday.
Sources in Frontier Corps told Dawn.com that forces conducted an operation in Sui town of Dera Bugti, adding that six armed militants, including a Farari (fugitive) commander, were killed during the three-hour long operation.
FC personnel also recovered 30 kilograms of explosives in additiion to other heavy weaponry from the spot.
The killing was preceded by an intense exchange of fire between security forces and armed militants.
FC sources claimed that militants were involved in a series of bomb explosions and blowing up gas pipelines in Dera Bugti, the country's resource-rich district.
Security forces kill six militants in Dera Bugti operation - DAWN.COM