QUETTA, Aug. 29 -- Balochistan Interior Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau has claimed that security forces foiled an alleged suicide attack plan in southern Balochistan. He said the group involved allegedly tried to recruit two underage girls for the attack. The minister made the claims during a press conference in Quetta. He said security forces stopped the alleged plan before the girls could carry it out. However, the claims have not been independently verified.

According to Langau, the alleged group targeted two girls from Makran. He identifies them as 16-year-old Zainab and 12-year-old Fatima, the girls remained confined for about 40 days during the alleged recruitment process and the suspects allegedly told the girls to carry out a suici...