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| Pakistan repels assault on army base | Pakistan repels assault on army base |
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| Nine soldiers and five “terrorists” were killed during the raid, the military has said | |
| Heavily armed militants have killed nine soldiers while attempting to break into an army base in a mountainous area of southwest Pakistan, the country's military has said. | |
| According to the Pakistan Army, “a group of terrorists” attacked the facility in the city of Zhob, in Balochistan Province, in the early hours of Wednesday. | According to the Pakistan Army, “a group of terrorists” attacked the facility in the city of Zhob, in Balochistan Province, in the early hours of Wednesday. |
| The “initial attempt of terrorists to sneak into the facility was checked by soldiers on duty,” and five assailants were killed in the “ensuing heavy exchange of fire.” | The “initial attempt of terrorists to sneak into the facility was checked by soldiers on duty,” and five assailants were killed in the “ensuing heavy exchange of fire.” |
| Another firefight took place in Balochistan’s Sui area on Wednesday, in which two militants and three Pakistani security personnel were killed. | Another firefight took place in Balochistan’s Sui area on Wednesday, in which two militants and three Pakistani security personnel were killed. |
| “Security forces are maintaining pressure and [a] clearance operation is underway to apprehend remaining terrorists as well,” the army said. | “Security forces are maintaining pressure and [a] clearance operation is underway to apprehend remaining terrorists as well,” the army said. |
| Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the attacks. “The ongoing war against terrorism is the war for the nation’s future,” he wrote on Twitter, expressing condolences to the victim’s families. | Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the attacks. “The ongoing war against terrorism is the war for the nation’s future,” he wrote on Twitter, expressing condolences to the victim’s families. |
| Interior Minister Rana Sanuallah praised the bravery of the troops, saying that soldiers had sacrificed their lives to prevent “a major catastrophe.” | Interior Minister Rana Sanuallah praised the bravery of the troops, saying that soldiers had sacrificed their lives to prevent “a major catastrophe.” |
| Although the authorities did not name a specific organization, both Islamist and separatist groups are active in Balochistan. | Although the authorities did not name a specific organization, both Islamist and separatist groups are active in Balochistan. |