More than 9,000 suspected militants and criminals were apprehended by police, levies, Frontier Corps and intelligence agencies in Balochistan as a part of the National Action Plan in the year 2015, Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said on Monday.
The home secretary claimed that a total of 1,973 intelligence-based operations were conducted in Balochistan and apprehend the elements involved in targeted killings, bomb explosions and kidnappings.
“Innocent people were freed, whereas the criminals were charged,” he added.
Durrani said that the law enforcement agencies also killed at least 204 ‘hardcore militants’ during the year 2015, adding that 70 law enforcement agencies personnel were also killed during encounters with ‘miscreants’.
He maintained that the suspects killed during the operation mostly belonged to banned outfits.
“Balochistan government implemented 17 out of 20 points under NAP to bring an end to unrest and maintain law and order situation,” Durrani said.
The home secretary stated that law and order situation in Balochistan improved by 70 per cent during last two years. “Complete implementation of NAP would ensure peace in the province,” he added.