Quetta: One soldier killed and six rebels killed in an overnight operation in the city Pakistanthe unstable southwest of Balochistan province, the military said on Saturday.
In a statement, the army said that during the exchange of fire with the separatists, in the Hoshab area. Kech DistrictAnother soldier was injured.
It said the operation was launched after government forces received information that a group of insurgents were riding a motorcycle from Kech to Mastung. The rebels opened fire and the resulting exchanges with the army resulted in the death of six insurgents and one soldier.
Soldiers confiscated arms and ammunition brought by the dead insurgents and a search and evacuation operation was underway on Saturday.
For nearly two decades, Balochistan has been the scene of low-level insurgency Balochistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government Islamabad, The government says it has suppressed the insurgency, but violence continues in the province.
In a statement, the army said that during the exchange of fire with the separatists, in the Hoshab area. Kech DistrictAnother soldier was injured.
It said the operation was launched after government forces received information that a group of insurgents were riding a motorcycle from Kech to Mastung. The rebels opened fire and the resulting exchanges with the army resulted in the death of six insurgents and one soldier.
Soldiers confiscated arms and ammunition brought by the dead insurgents and a search and evacuation operation was underway on Saturday.
For nearly two decades, Balochistan has been the scene of low-level insurgency Balochistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government Islamabad, The government says it has suppressed the insurgency, but violence continues in the province.