Patrol­ling team neutra­lises 12kg IED plante­d near Quetta Develo­pment Author­ityA day after suicide bombers struck a church in Quetta, killing nine people and wounding 57 others; the military claimed to have foiled a terror bid in the violence-stricken province. “Frontier Corps Balochistan foiled a terrorist activity. Patrolling team spotted and neutralised a 12kg IED planted near Quetta Development Authority,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Nine killed, over 50 wounded in Quetta church attackIntelligence-based operations are routinely conducted across Balochistan as part of the continuing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune December 18, 2017 12:47 UTC