The Balochistan police launched a crackdown in certain parts of Quetta on Thursday, rounding up more than 100 suspects following the killing of a senior police officer here on Wednesday night. Police launched the massive crackdown in the Killi Ismail area of Quetta as a reaction to the killing of Superintendent of Police (SP) Shaheryab Hussain and two of his security guards in Samugly on Wednesday night.
No major breakthrough: Although police raided numerous houses in search of the culprits, sources did not mention any major breakthrough in their efforts to arrest the killers.
Police and paramilitary forces have been attacked several times by Baloch militants in Quetta in recent months. Earlier this month, two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed by unidentified attackers in the Brewery area of Quetta. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a banned Baloch militant outfit, had claimed responsibility for the killing.