Shootout in Pakistan eliminates 4 security forces, 1 militant

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
QUETTA: Militants attacked a security post in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, triggering a shootout that left three police
officers a paramilitary soldier and one militant dead on Sunday, officials said.Local police chief, Abdul Salam Baloch said one of the
militants was also killed while the others managed to escape to the mountainous terrain in the Shirani district, bordering North Waziristan
where they have multiple hideouts
He said the attackers used hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles during the attack
No one claimed responsibility for the attack but militants from the TTP, operate in the area
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