“Terrorists entered Balochistan via South Waziristan Agency when the military launched an operation against militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata),” Baloch home minister pointed out to APP on Sunday.
A number of insurgents came through Zhob and other areas of the province that border the tribal belt and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. “We, however, took swift action to apprehend these anti-peace elements and to stop their influx into Balochistan,” he said.
The home minister pointed out that Operation Zarb-e-Azb has also helped restore peace and maintain law and order in Balochistan, sources added.
“Local networks of militants who also had links with the banned outfits operating in Fata. When the military destroyed the hideouts of militants in Waziristan, it also weakened militant organisations in Balochistan,” Bugti explained.
Bugti said the government had adopted a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism to make Balochistan a peaceful province, reportedly.
