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In 2 years 5640 IBOs were carried out in Baluchistan: 470 militants killed, 20,000 nabbed

M. M. ALAM

QUETTA: After National Action Plan was announced two years ago 5640 Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) were carried out in Baluchistan during which 470 suspected militants were killed, 100 injured and 20,000 arrested in encounters.

The IBOs were conducted by intelligence agencies, Police, Frontier Corps and Levies.

It is pertinent to mention here that most of the militants belonged to banned religious and sectarian outfits.

 

 

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.