Pakistan: Five dead as Baloch separatist gunmen attack coal mine
5 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Five dead as Baloch separatist gunmen attack coal mine

Al Jazeera  

Two miners, two security personnel and a driver were among the dead after attackers stormed a coal mine in Harnai. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least five people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack on a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan, officials say, the latest in an uptick of violence by ethnic Baloch separatists. Two miners, two security personnel and a driver were among the dead after armed attackers stormed a coal mine on Thursday in Harnai district, about 70km east of the provincial capital of Quetta, deputy commissioner Azeem Dummar said. Baloch independence The BLA and other armed groups have been fighting Pakistani security forces for more than a decade, demanding independence for the ethnic Baloch areas of Balochistan province, which they claim has been neglected by the Pakistani state and exploited for its mineral resources. “Pakistan army along with several other companies is plundering Baloch national wealth,” said BLA spokesperson Baloch.

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Separatists attack government office; burn police station in restive southwest Pakistan
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1 day, 4 hours ago

Separatists attack government office; burn police station in restive southwest Pakistan

The Hindu  

“Dozens of armed Baloch separatists seized a government office, robbed a bank and partially burnt a police station in a remote district in southwestern Pakistan before fleeing when security forces arrived,” police said on Thursday The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday in Khuzdar in Balochistan, where analysts say separatists are becoming as large a …

Pakistan recovers 8 out of 16 mine workers abducted by militants
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1 day, 5 hours ago

Pakistan recovers 8 out of 16 mine workers abducted by militants

Associated Press  

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces recovered at least eight out of 16 mine workers who were kidnapped by militants in the country’s restive northwest Thursday morning, police and two security officials said. The operation was launched hours after insurgents ambushed and attacked the workers’ vehicle in a narrow road in Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province …

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
1 month ago

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Baloch separatist group is …

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
1 month ago

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A Baloch separatist group is becoming as big a threat to Pakistan’s national security as the Pakistani Taliban, according to a think tank. A report published Thursday by the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies said the surge in frequency and intensity of BLA attacks reflected a “significant evolution” in the group’s operational strategy and capabilities that required the …

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists

Al Jazeera  

The military has not elaborated on the details of the operation, which comes after a series of deadly attacks. Pakistan has announced a “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, which has seen a surge of deadly attacks in recent months. The government blamed the groups for “targeting innocent civilians and foreign nationals to …

Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest

The Independent  

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Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Tuesday approved a long-awaited “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwest, more than a week after an outlawed group killed 26 people in a suicide bombing at a train station, officials said. The office blamed the groups for “targeting innocent civilians and foreign nationals to scuttle Pakistan’s economic progress by creating …

Why there’s surge in deadly attacks in Balochistan
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why there’s surge in deadly attacks in Balochistan

Firstpost  

Long-term peace is not possible unless the legitimate aspirations and demands of the people of Balochistan are met On Saturday November 9 at least 26 people including 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed and more than 60 injured in a bomb explosion at a crowded railway station in Balochistan, Pakistan’s restive province. While the Balochistan Liberation Army is the most well-known …

27 killed 62 injured after massive explosion rocks Pakistan's Quetta Railway Station, probe underway
2 months ago

27 killed 62 injured after massive explosion rocks Pakistan's Quetta Railway Station, probe underway

Firstpost  

Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police Operations Mohammad Baloch confirmed the death toll and said that the incident “seems to be a suicide blast A suicide bombing tore through a crowded railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province Saturday, killing at least 27 people, including 14 security personnel, and injuring 62 others, officials reported. The blast hit the Quetta railway station …

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta
2 months ago

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta

Al Jazeera  

At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bombing at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, according to authorities. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that a suicide bomber targeted troops present at the railway station. “But this is the first time that the centre …

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan
2 months ago

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan

NPR  

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan toggle caption Arshad Butt/AP QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including soldiers and railways staff, and wounding about 50 others, some critically, officials said. Sponsor Message A …

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan

The Independent  

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Understanding the Flare-up in Baloch Militancy in Pakistan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Understanding the Flare-up in Baloch Militancy in Pakistan

News 18  

August 25 and 26 this year marked a grim reminder for Pakistan as Balochistan, the nation’s largest province, was engulfed by a series of militant assaults. The Balochistan Liberation Army, established in the year 2000, along with other militant groups, has persistently challenged the Pakistani state, advocating secession due to the blatant exploitation of the Baloch populace. Additionally, the China-Pakistan …

Balochistan insurgents put Pakistan Army on the back foot
4 months, 1 week ago

Balochistan insurgents put Pakistan Army on the back foot

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan, which repeatedly promotes and shelters terrorism against India from its soil, has been rattled with terror attacks in the past two months. The Balochistan region, where Baloch Liberation Army militants killed nearly 40 people in Musakhail and Qalat districts last month, continued to witness attacks. According to a report by the United Nations Department of Safety and Security, armed …

The Baloch attacks and continuing turmoil in Pakistan
4 months, 1 week ago

The Baloch attacks and continuing turmoil in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Sunday, August 25 marked the latest escalation in the deadliest phase of the Baloch insurgency when over 70 individuals — members of the security forces and ordinary workers — were systematically targeted in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province and the areas bordering Punjab. Arguably, the attacks seek to underscore the government and armed forces’ inability to eradicate persisting security threats despite …

In Pakistan’s Balochistan, deadly attacks rip uneasy migrant-local equation
4 months, 1 week ago

In Pakistan’s Balochistan, deadly attacks rip uneasy migrant-local equation

Al Jazeera  

Nearly half of at least 70 people killed in this week’s attacks were workers from neighbouring Punjab province. A majority of the nearly 30 civilians killed in Sunday and Monday’s attacks were from southern Punjab, an area bordering Balochistan, where a majority of the population is of Seraiki ethnicity. Senior journalist Shahzada Zulfiqar, who has extensively written on Balochistan, told …

Separatist group claims multiple attacks that killed over 40 people in southwestern Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Separatist group claims multiple attacks that killed over 40 people in southwestern Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A separatist group claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in southwestern Pakistan that killed more than 40 people but insisted it did not harm civilians, as authorities on Tuesday sent the bodies of 23 victims to their home districts for burial. Separatist group claims multiple attacks that killed over 40 people in southwestern Pakistan The outlawed Baluchistan Liberation …

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A separatist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan’s Balochistan and warned that “even more intense and widespread” attacks were coming, while the prime minister declared there would not be peace talks with the insurgents who also have targeted Chinese-funded projects there. AP AUDIO: Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent …

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan province
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan province

LA Times  

A survivor of an attack by gunmen mourns a slain relative at a hospital Monday in Quetta, Pakistan. A separatist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and warned that “even more intense and widespread” attacks were coming, while the prime minister declared there would not be peace talks with the insurgents …

Pakistan has suffered its deadliest attack by the Baloch Liberation Army in years. Who is the group behind this assault?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan has suffered its deadliest attack by the Baloch Liberation Army in years. Who is the group behind this assault?

ABC  

A policeman picks through charred vehicles on an isolated road in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The BLA came to the highway and stopped people for about half an hour … and then took them to an area about 100, 200 metres away from the road, and killed them brutally," Pakistan's Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfaraz Bugti, said. The BLA's attacks on …

Pakistan reels after militants pull passengers out of buses on major highway and shoot them dead
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan reels after militants pull passengers out of buses on major highway and shoot them dead

The Independent  

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Who are Pakistan's ethnic militants fighting for secession?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who are Pakistan's ethnic militants fighting for secession?

Hindustan Times  

ISLAMABAD, - Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan, killing at least 39 people, officials said on Monday, in the most widespread assault by ethnic insurgents for years. The BLA often targets key infrastructure projects and security posts in Balochistan, but has also launched attacks in other areas - most notably in the southern metropolis of …

What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan's Baluchistan province?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan's Baluchistan province?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Multiple attacks in Pakistan’s restive …

More than 60 dead in south-west Pakistan after multiple attacks by Balochistan Liberation Army separatist group
4 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 60 dead in south-west Pakistan after multiple attacks by Balochistan Liberation Army separatist group

ABC  

Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, coupled with retaliatory operations by security forces, killed more than 60 people, officials said on Monday. "These attacks are a well-thought-out plan to create anarchy in Pakistan," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement, adding that security forces had killed 12 militants in …

Pakistan security forces say they killed 3 insurgents involved in the death of a local administrator
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan security forces say they killed 3 insurgents involved in the death of a local administrator

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani security forces shot and killed three insurgents who were involved in the recent killing of a senior government administrator in the country’s restive southwest, the military said Tuesday. It said security forces conducted a raid in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province where members of an outlawed separatist group ambushed a vehicle carrying regional Deputy Commissioner Zakir …

Baloch militants attack Pakistan naval air base in Balochistan; bid foiled and six terrorists killed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Baloch militants attack Pakistan naval air base in Balochistan; bid foiled and six terrorists killed

The Hindu  

Armed Baloch militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed all four terrorists. Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani told the media that security forces had foiled an armed terrorist attack at the PNS Siddique Naval Air Base which is among the biggest naval air …

Baloch militants attack Pakistan’s Gwadar Port; 7 terrorists killed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Baloch militants attack Pakistan’s Gwadar Port; 7 terrorists killed

The Hindu  

Baloch insurgents armed with automatic assault weapons stormed the Gwadar Port Authority complex in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on March 20, but security forces foiled the attack and claimed killing at least seven militants. Commissioner Makran Division Saeed Ahmed Umrani confirmed the attack and said the attackers entered the Gwadar Port Authority building and the clearing operation was going on. The …

Pakistan's Gwadar Port attacked after armed assailants enter complex, eight terrorists dead
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan's Gwadar Port attacked after armed assailants enter complex, eight terrorists dead

India TV News  

Pakistan: At least eight terrorists were killed in Pakistan's Gwadar Port attack after some heavily armed assailants forcibly entered the complex on Wednesday. A gunfire erupted after armed Baloch militants forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened fire while multiple explosions were also reported in the area in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, a media report said. The latest …

Fifteen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
11 months, 1 week ago

Fifteen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

The Hindu  

Heavily armed terrorists launched three coordinated attacks, including one on a high-security prison, in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, leaving four law enforcement personnel and two civilians dead and triggering a gun-battle in which nine of the militants were also killed. A press release issued from the Inter Services Public Relations on January 30 said that on the night between January …

At least 10 killed in overnight attack by Baloch rebels in Pakistan
11 months, 1 week ago

At least 10 killed in overnight attack by Baloch rebels in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Six members of a rebel armed group and four security officers killed in the overnight gun battle in the remote province. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least six fighters and four security officials have been killed in an overnight attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. BLA is a banned armed group that is part of a broader rebellion in Balochistan, Pakistan’s …

What is Baloch Liberation Front which Pakistan targeted in airstrikes in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province
11 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Baloch Liberation Front which Pakistan targeted in airstrikes in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Thursday it had carried out airstrikes against separatist militants in Iran, the latest step in a tense standoff after Iran's missile and drone strikes in the South Asian nation's border province of Balochistan. The Baloch Liberation Front, which an intelligence official called the target of Pakistan's strikes in Iran, seeks independence for Pakistan's western province of …

Pakistani Security Forces Kill 2 Militants After Attack on Chinese Convoy in Balochistan
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistani Security Forces Kill 2 Militants After Attack on Chinese Convoy in Balochistan

News 18  

Two separatist militants were killed Sunday when they attacked a convoy carrying Chinese workers to a Beijing-financed port project in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, officials said. The Balochistan Liberation Army said Sunday two of its fighters died in a “self-sacrificing” attack on a convoy going to Gwadar port in Pakistan’s southwest. China’s consulate in Karachi said it had asked Pakistan to …

Pakistan: China’s engineers attacked by Balochistan Liberation Army near Gwadar
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: China’s engineers attacked by Balochistan Liberation Army near Gwadar

Live Mint  

A convoy of Chinese engineers working on the Beijing-financed Gwadar Port in Pakistan were attacked by the militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army, the news agency Associated Press reported on Sunday. The report said that Pakistan security agencies have confirmed an attack on a convoy carrying Chinese engineers, but there was no confirmation from the officials in the Pakistan government. …

4 Pakistani soldiers killed as militants attack army's garrison in Balochistan
1 year, 5 months ago

4 Pakistani soldiers killed as militants attack army's garrison in Balochistan

India Today  

Heavily-armed militants attacked an army garrison in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding five others, the army said. A group of terrorists launched a "dastardly attack" on Zhob Garrison in the north of the province, leading to clashes in which three militants were also killed, the Inter-Services Public Relations …

More than a dozen dead in Balochistan attack in Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

More than a dozen dead in Balochistan attack in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

A Frontier Corps camp in the restive area was attacked, killing at least 13 people. At least 13 people including soldiers have been killed in an attack on a security facility in southwestern Pakistan. A Frontier Corps camp in the Muslim Bagh area of northern Balochistan was attacked in the early hours of Friday. The military launched an operation to …

Balochistan: Top Baloch militant arrested, claims Pakistan Army
1 year, 9 months ago

Balochistan: Top Baloch militant arrested, claims Pakistan Army

Firstpost  

Islamabad: In a significant development, the Pakistan Army claimed on Friday that it has arrested the founder of the Baloch National Army in the restive Balochistan province following a successful intelligence operation. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations - the media wing of the Pakistan military – the Baloch National Army founder was nabbed in Balochistan after …

Global Watch | With Pakistan in crisis, can Balochistan secede and decolonise
1 year, 9 months ago

Global Watch | With Pakistan in crisis, can Balochistan secede and decolonise

Firstpost  

With Pakistan facing an existential crisis due to the collapse of its financial system and an escalation of violence across the nation, the big question is how long Pakistan can continue to forcibly occupy Balochistan. Interestingly the Director of the China Study Centre says on the official website of the university, “The China Study Centre at University of Balochistan is …

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Al Jazeera  

No group claimed responsibility for attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta. A blast at a crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four people and wounded 14. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta, which comes amid a surge in violence …

Balochistan: Several Pakistan soldiers killed in attack by freedom fighters
1 year, 11 months ago

Balochistan: Several Pakistan soldiers killed in attack by freedom fighters

Firstpost  

Quetta : Over the past several months, the security forces have been facing almost daily attacks in the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan. According to a report by Pakistani publication Dawn, a soldier of the Levies Force and a police constable were killed while two police personnel were also injured in two separate armed attacks in the Bolan …

Pakistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in multiple blasts across Balochistan
2 years ago

Pakistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in multiple blasts across Balochistan

Firstpost  

Attacks on security forces in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have increased in recent months. On Sunday, At least 15 people were injured in five separate grenade blasts targeting the Pakistan Army in Balochistan Quetta: Attacks on security forces continue to take place in Pakistan on a daily basis. According to a report by The Dawn, at least six Pakistani security …

WATCH: Pakistan Army shoots civilian in Balochistan village
2 years, 1 month ago

WATCH: Pakistan Army shoots civilian in Balochistan village

Firstpost  

Even as Baloch freedom fighters carry out attacks against the security forces at regular intervals, the Pakistan Army responds with military operations that often target the civilian population Quetta: The Pakistan Army has carried out countless incidents of human rights violations in its attempt to suppress the ongoing freedom movement in Balochistan. Thousands of innocent people have been killed while …

Pakistani forces gun down 9 members of Baloch Republican Army
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistani forces gun down 9 members of Baloch Republican Army

India Today  

Pakistan’s security forces killed nine members of the outlawed outfit Baloch Republican Army during a raid in their hideout in the country’s restive Balochistan province, the army’s media wing said on Saturday. The security forces conducted a raid in Kohlu district in Balochistan province after receiving a tip-off that members of the outfit were holed up in the area, the …

Beijing Wants Pak To Strengthen Safety Of Chinese Expats But Many Leave; Balochis Remain To Pay The Price
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing Wants Pak To Strengthen Safety Of Chinese Expats But Many Leave; Balochis Remain To Pay The Price

News 18  

The recent attack on Chinese citizens at the Confucius Institute in the university of Karachi earlier this week has put pressure on Shehbaz Sharif’s government to address the Balochistan issue. Sindhi and Baloch activists have expressed their anger towards the telecom companies working in that region while also protesting against projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Belt and …

Karachi suicide bombing: Why Baloch Liberation Army is now targeting Chinese nationals
2 years, 8 months ago

Karachi suicide bombing: Why Baloch Liberation Army is now targeting Chinese nationals

Firstpost  

This was not the first occurrence of Baloch separatists attacking and killing Chinese nationals, but this particular incident is one of a kind as a woman suicide bomber blew herself along with others Shaari Baloch alias Bramsh, a 30-year old female suicide bomber, killed three Chinese teachers, Huang Guiping, Ding Mufang and Chen Sai, along with a Pakistani driver in …

Pakistan: Woman suicide bomber change in Baloch rebels’ strategy?
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Woman suicide bomber change in Baloch rebels’ strategy?

Al Jazeera  

Shari Baloch blowing herself up to kill three Chinese nationals is making analysts wonder if the rebel movement is changing tactics. The arrival of a female suicide bomber has alarmed Pakistan’s security analysts, who say the attack demonstrates the “remorseless radicalisation” of the separatists waging a bloody rebellion for more than 20 years. “This horrific attack won’t prompt China to …

Balochistan Liberation Army claims Karachi attack and '1st woman suicide bomber'
2 years, 8 months ago

Balochistan Liberation Army claims Karachi attack and '1st woman suicide bomber'

Hindustan Times  

The Balochistan Liberation Army on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at Karachi University that killed four people, including three Chinese nationals. The Balochistan Liberation Army's statement identified the bomber as Shari Baluch or Bramsh, saying she was the group's first female bomber. The group's statement that followed the attack identified the bomber as Shari Baloch or Bramsh, saying …

Balochistan, Waziristan insurgents used Afghan territory more than once to target Pakistan Army: Sources
2 years, 10 months ago

Balochistan, Waziristan insurgents used Afghan territory more than once to target Pakistan Army: Sources

India Today  

Within a few months of the Taliban takeover, sources said Afghan territory had been used on more than one occasion by insurgents from Balochistan and Waziristan to target the Pakistan Army. Only recently, more than 50 Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps troops were killed by Baloch revolutionaries in Panjigur and Nushki areas of Balochistan, sources in the Indian security establishment …

5 Pak soldiers killed in firing from Afghanistan; TTP claims responsibility for attack
2 years, 11 months ago

5 Pak soldiers killed in firing from Afghanistan; TTP claims responsibility for attack

India Today  

At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed by firing from neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad said Sunday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. It comes just days after Baloch separatists in the southwest killed nine Pakistani troops in a series of brazen attacks that officials said involved planners from Afghanistan as well as India. After seizing power in August, Afghanistan's …

Pakistan on High Alert Day After 7 Soldiers, 13 Insurgents Killed in Attacks on Balochistan Security Posts
2 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan on High Alert Day After 7 Soldiers, 13 Insurgents Killed in Attacks on Balochistan Security Posts

News 18  

Pakistan has been put on high alert following attacks by armed assailants on two security camps in the restive south-western Balochistan province that resulted in the deaths of seven soldiers and 13 insurgents. It claimed that nine members of its Majeed Brigade killed “at least 100” Pakistani security forces personnel in the district. A statement by the Pakistan Army, however, …

4 terrorists, 1 soldier killed in attacks on security posts in Pakistan's Balochistan
2 years, 11 months ago

4 terrorists, 1 soldier killed in attacks on security posts in Pakistan's Balochistan

India Today  

Armed assailants attacked two security forces’ camps in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province, triggering an intense exchange of fire in which at least four terrorists and a soldier were killed, the military’s media wing said. In Panjgur, the terrorists tried to enter a security forces' camp from two locations while in Noshki they attempted to get into a Frontier Corps …

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