Twenty-five collaborators of Quetta attack arrested: CM Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri Saturday said that 25 collaborators of Quetta bomb blast were arrested in an operation and an investigation is underway in this regard.

“We would soon share criminal’s footage and other related information to media as the operation is continuing against anti-state elements involved in Quetta strike and other terror incidents”, he said in an interview.

He said that Indian spy agency Research and Analytical Wing (RAW) was behind Quetta attack and RAW is continuing funding terrorists in Balochistan.

“The whole Balochistan and country’s people strongly condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements regarding Pakistan”, he added.

Sanaullah Zehri said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and he visited the hospital on the day blast occurred and inquired health of injured and expressed sympathies with them and they asserted to take the war against terrorism to a logical end.

He announced Rs 5 million for each injured in addition better and comfortable health facilities to them in various hospitals including Agha Khan in Karachi.

He said, “The government was committed to eradicating terrorism from the country.”

“Terrorists could not weaken our determination against the war on terror and we would foil their nefarious designs.”

He said the entire Baloch leadership and people are united against the complete elimination of terrorism from the province and country.

“The government has taken effective measures to provide foolproof security to the citizens.”

Balochistan CM said the terrorists had attacked lawyer community in Quetta to sabotage Independence day celebrations but the day was celebrated in the province with fervour, zeal and zest.

Replying to a question, he said the speedy work on western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was continuing and it would be completed in 2018.

He said industrial zones would be established in six cities including Zoab, Khuzdar, Gwadar, Boastan and two others.

“The job opportunities to 0.2 million people would be provided in these industrial zones. It would help to reduce poverty and unemployment from the province.”

To another query, he said, “The government has zero tolerance policy regarding corruption as I have given full attention to root out corruption and mismanagement from the province.”

Zehri said the provincial secretary for finance Mushtaq Raisani was arrested in a corruption scandal and his case is sub judice in court.