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Baluchistan Seeks Nod From Islamabad To Obtain Drones To Combat Terrorists

July 15 2015

Pakistan

Government officials in Pakistan's Baluchistan province are seeking permission from the central government to use unmanned aircraft to help combat militants, reports the Press Trust of India.

The province has long struggled with militancy, sectarian and separatist violence.

"We have sent a letter to the federal government seeking permission to use the surveillance drones in the province," Akbar Hussain Durrani, the provincial home secretary, told the Express Tribune...

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