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India-Pakistan
Security forces foil terror bid in Balochistan
2015-10-03
[DAWN] QUETTA: Security forces on Friday foiled a major terrorism bid in Zhob district of 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...
.

Security forces recovered a sizeable amount of arms and ammunition, according to Frontier Corps
...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and anti-smuggling operations....
(FC) official.

"Security forces conducted a raid in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob district," said Khan Wasey, a FC spokesperson.

The FC spokesperson added that no arrests were made as the snuffies were not present at the location when the raid was conducted.

"Weapons recovered during the raid include three RPG launchers, 22 RPG rockets, 23 mortar shells and other weapons and explosives," stated the FC official.

The bomb disposal squad was also called in to disarm and defuse the rockets and explosives.

A search operation was also launched in the area to apprehend the culprits.

Murgha Kibzai is considered to be a sentive area of Balochistan as it lies close to the Pak-Afghan border.

Security forces have intensified their actions in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan after the announcement of the National Action Plan to combat terrorism in the country.
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