Security forces foil major terror plan in Balochistan on Independence Day: CM Sarfaraz Bugti

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti has revealed that security agencies have foiled a major terror plot in Balochistan on the occasion of Independence Day and arrested an alleged suicide bomber.

During a press conference in the provincial capital Quetta, he said that the arrested person was planning to target citizens during the Independence Day celebrations, but timely action saved Balochistan from a major disaster.

He said that this is the first time that an official of the Majeed Brigade has been detained, who is apparently a lecturer of Pakistan Studies at BUITEMS.

The Chief Minister revealed that this person not only used to attract children towards extremism but also treated terrorists at his home.

He paid tribute to the security forces, the Counter-Terrorism Department and the police for the successful operation.

At the press conference, the Chief Minister also read out a recorded confessional statement of the arrested person. In it, the accused said that he has obtained a master’s degree from Quaid-e-Azam University and a PhD from Peshawar University and is posted as a lecturer in Grade 18, while his wife is also a government employee.

The accused revealed that during a visit to Quaid-e-Azam University in 2020, he met three people belonging to a militant outfit.

Two of them were later killed, while the rest recruited him into the outfit and introduced him to Bashirzai.

He further said that all contacts were established through Telegram and after reaching Quetta, he facilitated three operations on the instructions of the group.