By Asim Yasin in The News, November 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Wednesday disclosed that Afghan citizens were involved in most of the terrorist incidents that took place in Pakistan and said the recent suicide bombing on a security forces convoy in Bannu was carried out by an Afghan. “Afghan citizens were involved in 14 out of 26 terrorist incidents which took place in Pakistan”, he said while briefing the Senate Committee on…
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by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Monday reviewed cases of enforced disappearances at a meeting of the committee of ministers. Separately, Chinese ambassador to Pakistan called on Mr Bugti in Islamabad on Monday. According to the interior ministry’s media wing, caretaker Defence Minister retired Lt Gen Anwar Ali Haider and Law Minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam also attended the meeting. A policy formulation on the issue was…
report in Dawn, October 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: Admitting that some officials of the armed forces were involved in cross-border smuggling, Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said such officers would be court-martialled and sent to jail. “It won’t be correct if I say that security forces aren’t involved in it, as [smuggled] items are transported via trucks, not camels,” Mr Bugti said while addressing a press conference alongside Information Minister Murtaza Solangi. The minister’s remarks…
Report in Dawn, Sept 15th, 2023QUETTA: Unknown militants blew up a gas well in the Pirkoh gas field area of Dera Bugti on Thursday, suspending supply to various localities of the district. Officials said unknown militants planted explosives at the well No 41, which went off, causing fire in the well and suspending supply to a vast area. Security forces rushed to the site after the explosion and brought the fire under control. “The gas…