No Taliban militants in Quetta: IG FC

QUETTA: Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, Maj-Gen Ubaidullah Khan has said no Taliban militants or Quetta Shura existed in Quetta city or any other part of Balochistan.

Addressing a crowded news conference at FC Headquarters here on Saturday he said: "Propaganda was made that Taliban militants and their Quetta Shura existed in the Provincial metropolis so that Balochistan could be destabilized. There is no truth in such allegations as no militants are present in the city".

The IG viewed there was difference between mindset of Pashtoon community of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa. He opined that Pashtoon community of Balochistan has tendency to world business activities.

Replying to a question, he said tribal set up and society have a culture of action and reaction which usually caused massacre for years.