Over 100 militants, including commander, surrender in Balochistan

Over 100 militants, including commander, surrender in Balochistan

QUETTA: More than 100 individuals, including a commander of a banned outfit, surrendered in Sui, Balochistan.

Commander Wadera Noor Ali Chakarani and his associates handed over their weapons to Mir Aftab Ahmed Bugti. The armed men laid down their weapons, raised Pakistan’s flag and pledged allegiance to the state.

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti congratulated the commander and all those who surrendered for joining the national mainstream. He said the decision by Noor Ali Chakarani and over 100 others in Sui, Dera Bugti, was commendable. He said it sent a clear message that the state had not closed the door to dialogue. He added that by raising Pakistan’s flag, the group had begun a new journey toward peace.

He congratulated them for joining the national mainstream.

The Chief Minister added that the move sends a clear message to all misguided individuals that the state has not closed the door to dialogue. “However, anyone who mistakes this leniency for weakness will be pursued until their last breath,” he said.


Bugti said anyone mistaking the state’s leniency for weakness would be pursued to the end. He said the state would continue to embrace those who lay down arms and accept the Constitution. He added that intelligence-based operations against anti-state elements were continuing across Balochistan.

On Thursday, the Balochistan government has decided to tighten its crackdown on overseas leadership of the banned outfits associated with India proxy Fitna al Hindustan and operating from abroad.

As per details, Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti chaired a high-level meeting that approved strict and extraordinary measures to dismantle terrorist networks in the province.

Officials presented evidence, including call recordings and communication links between overseas militant leaders and their local facilitators. The meeting decided to intensify action against the chiefs, commanders and members of outlawed groups.

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