Baloch­istan Levies force recove­rs a large cache of arms and ammuni­tionQUETTA:A possible terror attack was foiled by the Balochistan Levies force in Kohlu district in the early hours of Sunday. Briefing the media, Deputy Commissioner Kohlu Agha Naveed said the Baloch Levies recovered a large cache of weapons and explosives during an operation on a militant hideout near Tehsil Kahan’s Soraf Nala area. They were acting upon an intelligence tip-off provided by security agencies. At least 181 RPG-7 rockets, 172 fuses, MMRR 75 gun and 80 rounds were recovered by the security forces. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, or Elimination of Discord, was launched in February after a sharp uptick in terrorist attacks in the country.

Source: The Express Tribune December 03, 2017 08:03 UTC