Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing seven troops, the latest in a string of attacks by separatist insurgents, police said. The early-morning attack in the mountainous Kalat district, some 150 km south of Quetta, capital of the southwestern Balochistan province, continued for several hours, said police officer Habib-ur-Rehman. Another 18 wounded paramilitary soldiers, some in critical condition, were admitted to local hospitals, he said.

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Militants kill seven paramilitary troops in southwestern Pakistan

The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, neither the provincial government nor any senior law enforcement official have come out with any statement.

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Seven Feared Dead In Deadly Attack On Security Check Post In Pakistan

Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing seven troops, the latest in a string of attacks by separatist insurgents, police said.

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QUETTA, (Pakistan): Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday (Nov 16), killing seven troops, the latest in a string of attacks by separatist insurgents, police said.

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QUETTA, Pakistan - Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing seven troops, the latest in a string of attacks by separatist insurgents, police said.

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The early-morning attack in the mountainous Kalat district, some 150 km south of Quetta, capital of the southwestern Balochistan province, continued for several hours, said police officer Habib-ur-Rehman.

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Army personnel can be seen sitting in a military vehicle. — AFP/File At least six terrorists were killed and four others injured during an attempted attack on a security check post in Kalat district, Balochistan while seven soldiers lost their lives during the exchange of fire,...

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Six terrorists killed, four wounded in failed assault on Kalat check post

Separatists fired on a paramilitary border post in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, killing seven soldiers, local authorities said Saturday, a week after the same militant group killed 26 people at a railway station.
"Around 40 to 50 armed terrorists attacked a border post manned by the Frontier Corps Balochistan in Kalat district, killing seven soldiers and wounding 15 others," a local official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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Pakistan separatists kill seven soldiers at border post in Balochistan

Terrorists target checkpoint in Balochistan with heavy firepower - Anadolu Ajansı

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7 security personnel killed in Pakistan attack

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities reported Saturday that seven soldiers and six insurgents were killed in fierce clashes in the troubled southwestern Balochistan. 
  
The predawn violence erupted when the insurgents assaulted a security post in Kalat, a mountainous district in the sparsely populated province, according to a late-night Pakistan military statement.  
  
It stated that the clashes also injured four assailants but shared no further …

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Baloch insurgents kill 7 Pakistan troops

Escalating Tensions: Baloch Insurgents Strike Again in Pakistan  In a brazen assault, militants targeted a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province, resulting in the deaths of seven soldiers and severe injuries to 18 more. The predawn attack in Kalat district unfolded over several hours, according to local police.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounced the violence, as the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibil…

Pakistan separatists kill seven soldiers at border post in Balochistan

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