PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta for high-level security meeting

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the Higher Provincial Committee under the National Action Plan to review the security situation in Balochistan in Quetta on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.

The meeting was attended by Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, Balochistan Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and heads of law enforcement agencies.

The Prime Minister arrived in Quetta today for a day-long visit to chair the high-level meeting on law and order situation in Balochistan.

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Economic Affairs Minister Ahad Khan Cheema, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Prime Minister’s Advisor Rana Sanaullah will accompany him during the visit, the PMO added.

Prime Minister Shehbaz’s visit came in the wake of the recent terror attacks in Balochistan, where 42 security personnel and civilians were martyred in three major incidents across the province this week.

A day earlier, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, while briefing the media on the security situation of the province, said that Balochistan had witnessed three major terrorist incidents in the last four days.

He said 42 security personnel and civilians were martyred in different parts of the province, including 10 soldiers who lost their lives when an army convoy was attacked in Bela area of ​​Winder.

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Terrorists on Tuesday ambushed police personnel deployed in Kach Mangi Phase III area of ​​Ziarat, leading to hours-long gun battles that left nine police personnel, including two Station House Officers (SHOs), dead. The terrorists also kidnapped several civilians and police officers after the attack. Five of the kidnapped civilians later managed to escape, while security forces successfully rescued one officer during the operation.

Also on Tuesday, CM Bugti chaired a meeting in Ziarat after nine policemen were martyred in a terror attack. In a statement, Bugti warned that anyone who defies state orders will only face defeat and destruction.

The Chief Minister reaffirmed that indiscriminate operations against terrorists and their enablers will continue until the last militant is eliminated. He stressed that those who take up arms against the State will not find refuge in Balochistan.

Bugti emphasized that there will be no compromise on peace, stability and development of Balochistan and any conspiracy against the province will be crushed with strength, determination and national unity.