Clashes with militants in southwestern Pakistan kill 5 troops and 7 militants
Security forces recovered weapons and explosives as they killed seven militants in the operation, the military said.
- On Wednesday, clashes between the Pakistan Army and insurgents in Balochistan killed five soldiers, including an army major, and seven militants, the military said.
- Resource-Rich Balochistan has faced a long-running insurgency by separatist groups, with militants accusing the Pakistan Army of usurping local mineral and gas resources.
- District Police Officer Barkhan Saad Afridi told Arab News that five soldiers died in an improvised explosive device blast while traveling from Nosham to Loralai Garrison around 2:10 p.m.
- The Baloch Liberation Army, designated a terrorist organization by the United States in 2019, claimed responsibility for the attack, while Pakistan authorities claim Indian backing that New Delhi denies.
- This violence follows a recent surge in militant attacks across Pakistan, including a Tuesday market blast in Lakki Marwat that killed nine people and a separate ambush last week in Bannu that killed 15 police constables.
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5 Pak Army soldiers killed during operation against terrorists in Balochistan
KARACHI, May 14: Five Pakistani soldiers, including a major, have been killed during an operation against terrorists in Balochistan’s Barkhan district, according to the military’s media wing. At least seven terrorists were also killed in the operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release late on Wednesday. Pakistan military and Balochistan Frontier Corps had carried out the joint clean-up operation in Markham’s No…
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Clashes with militants in southwestern Pakistan kill 5 troops and 7 militants
The Pakistani military says clashes with insurgents in the country's embattled southwestern Balochistan province have killed five troops.
Major among five soldiers martyred during operation in Balochistan’s Barkhan: ISPR
A major-ranked officer was among five soldiers martyred during an area sanitisation operation in Balochistan’s Barkham district, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday. At least seven terrorists were also killed during the operation. According to a statement by the military’s media wing, the operation, carried out by the Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps Balochistan, took place in Barkham district’s Nosham area and targeted …
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