Pak arrests 2 in terror attack on Chinese consulate
November 25, 2018 19:55
Two persons have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with the recent terror attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi in which seven people, including three terrorists, were killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Those arrested are the brothers of Abdul Razzaq Baloch, who was one of the three militants of the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which claimed the attack on Friday, Dawn News reported.
The investigation agencies found that one of the slain militants, Razzaq Baloch, belonged to Kharan district of the restive Balochistan province, it said. Raids were carried out in different areas of Kharan on Saturday and Mohammad Aslam and Khosti were taken into custory, the report said.
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Saleem Ahmad Khosa said that Razzaq Baloch's name was on the missing persons' list over the past two years.
A large number of people mentioned in the list had gone aboard for terrorism training, he said. The minister claimed that BLA commander Aslam alias Acho had been injured in a gun battle with security forces last year, but he managed to escape.
On Friday, three heavily-armed suicide bombers stormed the Chinese consulate, killing four people including two policemen before being shot dead by security forces which foiled the daring attack in the high-security zone.
Nine hand grenades, Kalashnikov assault rifles, magazines and explosives were recovered from the possession of the terrorists.
Resource-rich Balochistan is at the heart of the ambitious $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). -- PTI
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