Banned outfit commander killed in Quetta search operation

QUETTA: Key commander Usman Saifullah belonging to a banned outfit was killed in a search operation on Monday in Sariab area of Quetta.

One of Saifullah’s accomplice’s was also killed in the encounter while another was taken into custody.

A Frontier Corps personnel was also killed during the operation while four personnel were injured.

"We have been chasing Usman Saifullah since a long time. We finally got him and he was killed in the exchange of fire," said Akbar Hussain Durrani, Home Secretary of Balochistan.

Durrani said security forces received a tip that Saifullah was having lunch at a restaurant in Quetta.

"Saifullah and his accomplices fired at the forces when they entered the restaurant, and in retaliation was killed along with another accomplice," he said.