What could be described as a big achievement, the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan saved Kharan from a catastrophe when it seized an improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing factory, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
The FC also removed 30 kilos of explosive device fitted to a motorcycle besides injuring two terrorists in an exchange of fire with them and recovering arms from them.
The operation can be termed a big success on the part of the FC as the war against Baloch and other militants continues.
Balochistan has seen several terror attacks of late in which dozens of security forces personnel and innocent civilians were martyred.
It is pertinent to mention here that Baloch militants have not only carried out attacks inside the province where they have killed the people belonging to other ethnic groups, mainly Punjabis, but also in Karachi, where they targeted Chinese nationals.
Seven people were injured in a hand-grenade attack on a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps personnel in Kharan in September this year.
Officials said the FC personnel were passing through a bazaar when unidentified motorcyclists hurled a hand grenade at their vehicle.
However, the grenade missed the target and exploded in front of a tea stall, leaving seven passersby injured.
Police rushed to the area and shifted the injured people to district hospital.
“Those injured were passing through the area at the time of the attack,” senior police officer Hashim Baloch said, adding that the target was a vehicle carrying FC soldiers, but the personnel remained unhurt in the attack.