
The fighters were allegedly fired on a vehicle in which the Frontier Corps paramilitary troops are trying to eliminate the road block.
According to officials and local media reports, at least 18 paramilitary soldiers and 24 armed attackers have been killed in two related incidents in southwestern Pakistan after the increase in sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence in the region.
On Saturday, the Pakistani army said the fighters tried to build road blocks overnight Balochistan’s comedy provinceAnd most of the deaths occurred when the security forces removed them.
“A vehicle” has taken “unarmed Frontier Corps parameters near Mangochar,” a policeman told AFP News Agency “” 70 to 80 armed attackers were shot dead, which stopped the road. It was. “
The officer said that three other semi -levels were seriously injured while two survived without damage.
In a statement, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on paramilitary forces, but reduced the death toll of 17.
On Saturday, the army described the follow -up as “clearance operations” that killed at least 11 attackers.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned the attack in a statement.
The mineral -rich Balochistan, which is connected to Iran and Afghanistan A decade -old reblogged scene By separatist ethnic Baloch groups. Many armed groups also work there.
In a separate incident on Tuesday, an explosive -laden vehicle attacked the attackers failed to control the Pakistani security position near the Afghan border.
In January, at least six people were killed in the attack, which was also claimed by the BLA, which is one of the major separatist groups in the region. In November, the BLA also said it carried out coordinated attacks, killing at least 39 people, one of the highest groups in the region.
In August, at least 73 people were killed in Balochistan when separatist fighters attacked police stations, railway lines and highways, and security forces launched retaliation.
The violence has also emerged in the backdrop of a deteriorating relationship between the Taliban rulers of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In recent months, in recent months there has been a similar dramatic increase in the attacks in Pakistan, including the Northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
In just 2024, the army reported 383 soldiers and killed 925 fighters Conflicts in different border areas.