PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta for high-level security meeting

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

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

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

According to a report from the Prime Minister’s Office on

Accompanying him during the visit are Minister of Economy Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar and Advisor to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah, the Prime Minister’s Office added.

Prime Minister Shehbaz’s visit follows recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, where 42 security forces and civilians were killed in three major incidents across the province this week.

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

He said 42 security forces and civilians were killed in different parts of the province, including 10 soldiers who lost their lives when a military convoy was attacked in Bela area of ​​Winder.

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On Tuesday, terrorists ambushed police personnel deployed in Kach Mangi Phase III area of ​​Ziarat, triggering an hours-long exchange of fire that left nine police personnel, including two station house officers (SHO), 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 managed to rescue a police 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 challenging the state’s mandate would face only defeat and destruction.

The Chief Minister reiterated that indiscriminate operations against terrorists and their enablers will continue until the last militant is eliminated. He stressed that those who raise arms against the state will find no refuge in Balochistan.

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