INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistani authorities said Wednesday that a militant attack from across the Iranian side of the border in between the 2 countries had killed
4 soldiers while they were patrolling along the border.The attack took place in the remote Panjgur district in southwestern Baluchistan
province, the military stated in a statement.According to the statement: && Terrorists used Iranian soil to target a convoy of security
forces patrolling along the border.& & The statement added that the && Iranian side has actually been asked to hound the terrorists on
their side& & of the more than 900-kilometer border.No group instantly declared duty
The Iranian embassy in Islamabad stated on Twitter that Iran && strongly condemns (the) terrorist attack& & on Pakistani troops
&& Terrorism is the common discomfort of Iran and Pakistan
Both sides are victims of the threatening phenomenon,& & the embassy said.For its part, Tehran declares that anti-Iran Sunni militants use
hideouts in the Pakistani province to orchestrate && terrorist & violence in the Iranian border region called Sistan-Baluchistan, VOA
reported.Separately, the Pakistani military Wednesday robbed a thought && terrorist & hideout in Baluchistan & s Hoshab district
The &taking place & heavy exchange of fire& & killed four militants, according to a military statement.Ethnic Baluch separatists routinely
perform attacks on security forces and state they are defending the self-reliance of the province, which is rich in natural
resources.Baluchistan also shares a significant portion of the nation&& s almost 2,600-kilometer border with Afghanistan
The province is at the center of a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure development job China is moneying in Pakistan under Beijing&& s
global Belt and Road Initiative.The post Pakistan Army declares Iran-based ‘& lsquo; terrorists & eliminate 4 soldiers in cross-border
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