Five militants from banned outfits killed in police shootout at Quetta

QUETTA: Five suspects belonging to a banned organisation were killed late on Monday in a shootout with police in Chashma Achozai, security sources said.

According to security sources, the four of the suspected militants were identified as Najeeb, Aijaz, Yusuf, Abdul Khaliq.

The militants were killed in an exchange of fire with police in outskirts of Quetta, police said.

Police recovered Kalashnikovs, rocket launchers, hand grenades and explosive materials from the suspects’ possession.

Security sources said that the suspects were involved in the target killing of eight policemen.

The security sources added that the suspects were also involved in the killing of two Balochistan Constabulary men in Satellite Town.

Provincial Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti confirmed the shootout with suspects, saying police retaliated in a befitting manner.

Chief Minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri has appreciated police over successful action.