Pakistani troops walk on a hilltop post near Ladha, a town in the tribal region of South Waziristan in May 2011
On February 6, at least five Pakistani soldiers were killed as a result of shelling on the border with Afghanistan.
According to the Pakistani military’s media wing, militants from Afghanistan opened fire on Pakistani troops across the international border, targeting a border post in Kurram district. The Pakistani Army reportedly struck back, causing heavy casualties.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan and expects that the interim Afghan government will not allow conduct of such activities against Pakistan, in future,” the statement reads.
In its turn, the Afghan government denied the claims. Deputy spokesman for the Taliban government assured that no one is allowed to use Afghan land against other countries.
The clashes were reported a day after Pakistani security forces claimed the completion of a large security operation against rebels in Panjgur and Noshki in Balochistan province.
The security operation resulted in elimination of at least 20 militants and deaths of 9 Pakistani soldiers.
It was carried out in response to the twin attacks on paramilitary posts in the towns of Panjgur and Noshki in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on February 2. They were declared the largest attacks in recent years.
According to Pakistani military officials, the attack in Noshki town was repelled on the next day, while the Panjgur assault resulted in clashes that lasted until February 6.
The separatist Balochistan Nationalist Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The paramilitary Levies forces along with security forces launched a search operation in the Roghani area.
Prior to that, the insurgents killed 10 soldiers in an attack on a post near the port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea, the heaviest casualty toll for the army in the Balochistan insurgency in years.
Freedom for Balochistan!
Have to agree. The Pakistanis have exploited Baluchistan and used up all its natural gas without providing anything in return. The Baluchis have had enough.
Retired Troll Absolutely time illegal white european garbage squatters of SIOUXLAND,ABORIGINALAND ETC WHO HAVE MASSACRED THE NATIVE POPULATION AND TAKEN OVER THEIR RETURNED BACK TO EUROPEAN GARBAGE DUMP
Chris Gr Absolutely once Turkey re conquers Greece and teaches people like you to use Environmentally friendly way of cleaning your smelly backside with WATER and not toilet paper ok ?
Pakistan will be conquered by India.
Pakistan, taliban and IRGC will crush pro US Baloch movement
The Baloch movement is pro-India also. lol
Perhaps there will be war between the two nations.
Read again. Taliban didnt like those named BLA.
It could make sense to make new borders and more countries there. That also includes Iran having western Baluchistan.
Everything there is overpopulated there and they not even make farming and irrigation reforms for more and better food. They also dont make more electricity, which they a little by a litle could by solar electricity.
Parts of Pakistan has taken over the Hindu Kaste system and everybody in those areas are renting smaller and smaller fields, which cant feed the growing population.
Thats why so many Pakistanis are spread to the ret of the world. There is nothing wrong with them. They work hard and support themself well in their own context.
In west they have two faces. Outside they fit in but in their homes they are in old days in its worst compared to Our constitutions.
The caste system is not really bad. What we have here is Iranian, Pakistani and Taliban alliance against freedom.
Baluchistan needs to be independent of the failed Pakistani terror central state.
Retired Troll You mean FAILED CENTRAL STATE OF INDIA ?