Helicopters and armoured personnel carriers were used and about 600 FC troops took part in the operation.
According to official sources, the operation in Gomazai area near the Iranian border continued for over 12 hours.
"At least 12 armed turbans were killed in a shootout during the search operation," a front man for the FC, Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
, said.
According to him, five soldiers were maimed in the heavy exchange of fire and one of them died in hospital.
Independent sources said that four people had been killed and four nabbed
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
during the operation which continued till 5pm.