Six soldiers, two police killed in Pakistan attacks
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| Publication Date | 3 July 2018 |
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July 03, 2018 08:20 GMT
By RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal
Six members of Pakistan's paramilitary force and two police officers have been killed in separate attacks in the country's southwest and northwest, officials say.
Two paramilitary troops were also injured on July 2 when gunmen ambushed their convoy with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in the southwestern province of Balochistan, said Hasil Khan, a local administrator.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Awaran district.
Resource-rich Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, has been plagued by sectarian violence, Islamist militant attacks, and a separatist insurgency that has led to thousands of casualties since 2004.
In the North Waziristan tribal region, officials said a July 2 attack left two police officers dead.
A government official and a police officer were also wounded in the attack, according to Mohammad Ayaz Khan, the region's top government administrator.
Islamic militants had sanctuaries in North Waziristan until a 2014 Pakistani Army offensive, after which most militants escaped to Afghanistan. They continue to carry out sporadic attacks.
With reporting by AP
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