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| At least 14 paramilitary soldiers have been killed and 10 injured after gunmen ambushed them in the south-western province of Balochistan, officials say. | At least 14 paramilitary soldiers have been killed and 10 injured after gunmen ambushed them in the south-western province of Balochistan, officials say. |
| The attack took place in the coal-rich Chamalang district, where clashes occurred in recent days. | The attack took place in the coal-rich Chamalang district, where clashes occurred in recent days. |
| The army says that separatist rebels are behind the attack. | The army says that separatist rebels are behind the attack. |
| Baloch rebels have been waging an insurgency for decades, fighting for greater political autonomy and a share of the province's natural resources. | Baloch rebels have been waging an insurgency for decades, fighting for greater political autonomy and a share of the province's natural resources. |
| One report says the troops were attacked as they guarded a private coal mining venture in the area. | One report says the troops were attacked as they guarded a private coal mining venture in the area. |
| But the army spokesman is quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying a three-vehicle convoy was attacked as it was travelling from Chamalang to Dukhi. | But the army spokesman is quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying a three-vehicle convoy was attacked as it was travelling from Chamalang to Dukhi. |
| Balochistan, Pakistan's largest and most sparsely populated province, is rich in minerals and has vast untapped deposits of oil, gas, copper and gold. | |
| As well as a separatist insurgency, the province has also been affected by sectarian violence and Taliban suicide attacks. | |
| Last month Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that development and reconciliation were the only ways to stop militancy in Balochistan province. | |
| But correspondents say that there is a growing sense of frustration among unemployed youths in the province who are increasingly joining pro-Taliban militant groups or the separatist insurgency. |