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.