Pakistani forces detain dozens over cop killings
Pakistani law enforcement agencies have detained nearly three dozen suspects in connection with the recent killings of policemen in the troubled western Pakistan.
Pakistani security officials said on Sunday that at least 33 men were arrested during a series of raids in various districts of the western city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan Province.
Sources say security forces also managed to seize a large amount of ammunition and arms from the men's hideouts.
There were no exact details and information about the identity or affiliation of those detained during the security operations.
Sources say the men are being interrogated by investigators regarding the murder of four policemen in the area a day earlier.
Meanwhile, Abdul Malik Baloch, the chief minister of Balochistan Province, has strongly condemned the recent killings of policemen and directed the security forces to immediately bring the perpetrators to justice
"We will not bow down before terrorists," Baloch said.
The developments come a day after militants attacked a police vehicle in Quetta on Saturday and killed four policemen.
Also late on May 29, a group of heavily armed militants shot dead at least 21 passengers and injured several others after taking them hostage from two buses in the same province.
Some Baloch militant groups and pro-Taliban militants have carried out numerous ambushes against security personnel as well as civilians despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani military
Members of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) mainly operate in resource-rich Balochistan, the largest of Pakistan’s four provinces. Pakistani security forces have unleashed a massive crackdown against the BLA members across the region.
Baloch militant groups say they want a share of the province’s natural resources and greater political autonomy.
Pakistani intelligence officials say the BLA members have been involved in subversive activities, including killings and targeted bombings across the region.
The Pakistani civilian and military authorities have long accused India of fueling militancy in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan Province.
Thousands of Pakistanis have been killed in militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan entered an alliance with the United States in the so-called war on terror.
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