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Attack On Troops In Southwestern Pakistan Kills 14

There has been no claim of responsibility, but Baluch separatists often attack Pakistani security forces in the province. (file photo)
There has been no claim of responsibility, but Baluch separatists often attack Pakistani security forces in the province. (file photo)

Fourteen Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack by unidentified armed men in the country's southwestern Balochistan Province, the military said on November 3. A statement from Pakistan Inter-Service Public Relations, the military's media wing, said the soldiers were traveling in two vehicles from Pasni to Ormara, cities located on the coastal area of Balochistan, when they were ambushed. There has been no claim of responsibility, but Baluch separatists often attack Pakistani security forces in the province.

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