Troops on Monday destroyed two militant hideouts in Balochistan, where a UN official was kidnapped last month, officials said. A large quantity of weapons, rockets, explosives and communication equipment were found at two secret hideouts used by militants and outlaws, a paramilitary spokesman told AFP. The arms cache was destroyed, he added.
The operation was launched in Uchh district, some 270 kilometres (167 miles) south-east of provincial capital Quetta, after two soldiers were kidnapped by rebels, the official said on condition of anonymity.