13 terrorists, 7 soldiers killed in attacks on security posts in Pakistan

Karachi: Armed assailants attacked two security forces’ camps in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan province, triggering an intense exchange of fire in which at least 13 terrorists and seven soldiers were killed, the Army said on Thursday.

The attacks, claimed later by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), took place in Panjgur and Noshki districts on Wednesday. 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 (FC) post.

After successfully repulsing the attacks at both posts, the forces carried out a clearance operation to hunt down the terrorists hiding in the area, according to a statement by the Pakistan Army.