Three soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in Balochistan province on Saturday, the Pakistan military’s media affairs wing said. A terrorist was also gunned down in the pact on the security post in the Zarghoon area of Balochistan.
According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations, the terrorists attacked the checkpost, and security forces fired back in retaliation. Three soldiers and one terrorist were killed in the encounter that followed.
Meanwhile, ISPR General Maj Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said, as per PTI, that around 293 people are killed and over 500 were injured in 436 terrorist attacks over the past year.