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Pakistan police claim to have arrested members of a Baloch insurgent group
Pakistan police claim to have arrested six members of a little known Baloch insurgent group, which they said was operating from Afghanistan and being supported by Indian intelligence agency RAW.
Dawn News reported that Senior Superintendent of Police for West Karachi, Fida Husain Janwari, told a press conference that the suspects had been planning a terror attack in Karachi.
He said the suspects were affiliated with a banned group, the Baloch Raagi Aajoi Sangar.
“The [group] is being operated from Afghanistan and funded by Indian RAW,” Dawn quoted Janwari as having said.
The police claimed to have recovered six bombs, five grenades, three Kalashnikovs, and a large quantity of ammunition.
During initial investigations, the suspects disclosed that they were planning a ‘major terror act’ in the metropolis, Dawn reported.
“They were involved in deadly attacks on the army, Frontier Corps and Levies personnel’s caravans in Balochistan,” said the officer.
The group is being supported by RAW which has been training and funding it, he added. “A strong network of the suspects is being run from Afghanistan,” he said.
Pakistan’s Tribune reported Janwari as having said: “BRAS has been running its activities from Afghanistan and is involved in attacking security forces in Balochistan as well.”
He said the suspects had admitted to receiving support, in terms of training, logistics, and funding, from RAW.
The Ministry of Interior has announced the delivery of several new, modern cars to the General Directorate of Traffic Police, replacing the older fleet that consisted mostly of trucks.
According to a ministry statement, the new vehicles, equipped with special traffic police colors, markings, and modern equipment, are expected to play a key role in maintaining traffic order in cities and on main roads, preventing accidents, and providing faster services to the public.
Azerbaijan has released 14 Afghan nationals from its prisons, Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
The ministry said in a statement that the release happened following efforts by Afghanistan’s embassy in Baku.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its appreciation to Azerbaijan and relevant authorities for their cooperation and humanitarian action. It also reaffirmed that the IEA will continue to follow up on and resolve the cases of Afghan prisoners.
Former U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, says Washington is largely satisfied with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) efforts against terrorism, though progress in broader relations remains hindered by the issue of prisoners.
In an interview with NDTV, Khalilzad said the United States views the detention of at least two American citizens in Afghanistan as the primary obstacle to improving ties.
Khalilzad highlighted what he described as a “significant degree of satisfaction” in the U.S. assessment of the IEA’s counterterrorism commitments under the Doha Agreement. He said the IEA continue to fight Daesh, a group they have long considered an enemy. Many Daesh militants, he added, have been pushed out of Afghanistan and are now in Pakistan.
At the same time, Khalilzad said concerns remain regarding human rights and the political role of non-IEA Afghans.
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