At least seven Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the mountainous Kalat district some 150 kilometers from Quetta, the capital of the southwestern Balochistan Province, Ali Gul Baloch, deputy police commissioner of Kalat, told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack, which was claimed by the separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). The BLA has waged an insurgency for decades against the Pakistani state, carrying out mostly small-scale attacks against government forces and others. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.
Militants Kill 7 Pakistani Troops In Balochistan
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