Security forces foil terror bid in Balochistan

RAWALPINDI: Frontier Corps and intelligence personnel o Thursday conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Zhob district of Balochistan, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

A prepared improvised explosive device, planted in a motorcycle, was recovered during the operation.

The IED was hidden in a storm drain and covered with bushes, added ISPR.

Pakistan had launched a nationwide military operation 'Radd-ul-Fasaad' in February 2017, which was based on broad-spectrum security and counter-terrorism operations in Punjab, and continuation of ongoing operations across the country.