Security forces thwart major terror bid in Balochistan

QUETTA (92 News) – The security forces have on Thursday thwarted a major terror bid in Balochistan and seized huge caches of explosives used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

According to details garnered, the raid was conducted in the Qamaruddin Karez area of the district.

The seized explosives include eight bombs weighing six to eight kilogrammes, a bag full of material used to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs), remote control, detonators, ball bearings, and wires.

Security sources say proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) desired to use the explosives in terror activities in Quetta and Zhob. All the explosive material is believed to have been brought into the country from Afghanistan.