Four 'BLA members' held.

QUETTA -- The counterterrorism department (CTD) arrested four alleged members of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in two separate raids in Quetta and Hub on Wednesday.

A CTD spokesperson said two activists riding a motorcycle were arrested in an intelligence-based operation at Quetta's Qambrani Road when they were trying to escape a temporary blockade set up to restrain traffic movement.

A 9mm pistol and two hand grenades were recovered from the two suspects, namely Abdul Wajid and Jan Muhammad, who are said to be close confidants of a BLA...

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