Cabinet approves deployment of Army in Balochistan

The federal cabinet has approved the deployment of the Army contingents in Balochistan province, reported 24NewsHD TV channel Monday.

Citing its sources, the channel reported that the approval was given to deploy the army in Balochistan in view of the law and order situation.

The federal cabinet approved the deployment of the army under Article 245.

Sources said that the Balochistan government had requested to deploy the army in the province.

According to the sources, the decision to deploy Pakistan Army in Balochistan has been taken to help civil administration.

Sources said that approval of the summary was taken from the federal cabinet approves summary through circulation.

The Interior Ministry will issue an official notification of army deployment.

Reporter: Babar Shahzad Turk