Quetta, Jan 3 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight said it has eliminated a key agent of the occupying Pakistan Army in an attack in Panjgur district of Balochistan.
Zahid Muhammad Hussain, a key agent of so-called ‘death squad’ formed by occupying Pakistan army and its intelligence agencies, was targeted and killed in his hideout in Katagiri area of Panjgur on the night of January 1, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement.
The BLA freedom fighters also seized weapons of agent.
“Agent Zahid Hussain was on the hit list of Baloch Liberation Army due to his involvement in atrocities against Baloch people and acts against the national movement. Fighters eliminated agent Zahid and brought him to his logical end,” the spokesman said.
Zahid had been leading an armed gang called ‘death squad’ under the patronage of Pakistan army for a long time, BLA spokesman said.
“This gang led by Zahid was directly involved in assisting occupying army in violating the Baloch honor of walls and in forced disappearance of youth,” he added.
This gang had facilitated enemy army in military aggression under the guidance of agent Zahid, including targeted killing of youth in Panjgur, he said.
Moreover, occupying army had given this gang a free hand in social evils, including theft, dacoity and drug trafficking in the area, Jeeyand Baloch said.
Earlier, on December 28, Baloch Liberation Army freedom fighters targeted a foot patrol party of occupying Pakistan army in the Spilinji Marau area of Mastung district when they were trying to advance in the area, the spokesman said.
“Occupying army suffered casualties in the attack, while fighters also shot down a quadcopter belonging to enemy army,” he added. (NVI)
