QUETTA: Security forces have foiled a terrorist attack plan in the border town of Chaman, seizing a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including suicide jackets, officials said on Monday.

They said the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Chaman and recovered arms and ammunition dumped in a compound. These included 10 suicide vests, 15 anti-tank mines, readymade IEDs, 10 detonators, 64 circuits, 140 anti-personnel landmines, seven mortar shells, 105 fuses, 230 electric detonators and 18 remotes.

The officials said the unknown terrorists had hidden the arms and ammunition for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities in the border town of Balochistan, which was foiled by the security forces by timely launching the operation.

Published in Dawn, March 7th, 2023

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