Five security forces personnel, including two Levies soldiers and three of the Pakistan Army, were killed in two attacks carried out by Baloch rebels late on Saturday night and in the wee hours of Sunday. At least eight security forces personnel were injured in these attacks. One attack occurred in Kalat district, one in Kech district and another in Awaran area where a police post was targeted, as per the officials.
Two Levies soldiers were killed and two others were injured when Baloch rebels attacked a security check-post in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Sunday. The attack by rebels was carried out in the Togho Chappar area of Kalat. The attackers managed to flee the scene after retaliatory fire from the Levies personnel, a spokesperson of the provincial government said, adding that the authorities concerned launched investigations into the militant’s attack. The bodies of the deceased and the injured personnel had been shifted to a hospital in Quetta for medico-legal formalities and medical treatment, the spokesperson added.
The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to eliminate any other rebels hiding in the area. Balochistan witnessed a series of attacks on Pakistani security forces late Saturday night, and on Sunday, resulting in various casualties. Authorities have confirmed the deaths of five personnel and injuries to eight others in separate incidents across the province, according to the media reports.
One of the major attacks occurred in Kech district, where unidentified armed individuals targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) outpost. The attackers overpowered the security personnel, causing several fatalities and seizing control of the camp. The attackers overpowered the security personnel, causing several fatalities and seizing control of the camp. Militants reportedly targeted a security convoy dispatched to reinforce the attacked FC camp. Officials confirmed that three soldiers were killed and six others injured, including two in critical condition. The slain personnel were identified as Lakhmir, Rana Zahid, and Gul Sunat, all of whom were part of the Dasht Scouts 125 Wing.
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