Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan on Saturday claimed that it had arrested another suspected militant believed to be involved in the Ziarat Residency attack.
According to a spokesperson for FC Balochistan, they received a tip off about the presence of a suspected militant in Loralai district, close to Ziarat. The officials subsequently conducted a raid and arrested the suspected militant from a coalfield.
Officials said that the militant had been identified as Baz Muhammad alias Bazo. “The suspect has been hiding there for the past couple of years.”
The Ziarat Residency was blown up by militants on June 15, in 2013. The attack had been claimed by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
Meanwhile, FC arrested a suspected militant in Mangochar Area of Kalat District. They recovered a weapon from his possession. Further investigations were underway.
The investigations are underway for further information.
