Summary Additional security men were summoned to the area to tackle the militants.
QUETTA (Dunya News) - At least four militants were killed on Monday during a search operation conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Machh area of Bolan district, 70 km from the provincial capital of Quetta.
FC personnel conducted the operation in Pir Gharib and blocked the entry and exit points of the area.
During the raid, an exchange of fire took place between militants and security personnel. Subsequently, four militants were killed in the operation.
Moreover, 30 kilograms of explosives, two homemade bombs and other weapons were seized during the operation.
On August 10, security forces gunned down eight militants in two separate incidents in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan.
Six militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces during an operation in Mach area.
Two more militants were killed by security forces when the rebels attacked a Frontier Corps check post in Ispilanji area of Quetta.
Officials said the six militants killed in Mach were linked to August 6 attack that killed 14 people, including security personnel. The militants had stopped vehicles at a fake check post and shot dead people after pulling them off buses.
