QUETTA: Security forces conducted an operation in Dasht area of Balochistan’s Mastung district on Wednesday killing a militant commander of a defunct sectarian organization, an intelligence official said.
During the operation, which lasted for more than an hour, two militants of the banned organisation were arrested, the official said. He added that a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was also recovered.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, also said that the militants were involved in target killings of policemen, Hazara pilgrims, Levies in the area and were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
