INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistani officials have said that security forces killed six insurgents trying to infiltrate a naval air base in southwestern Baluchistan
province on Monday night, local media reported.Dawn newspaper citing Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani said that heavy exchange of fire
and explosions were reported from the vicinity of Turbat airport.&The armed men attacked from three sides of the airport boundary, but
security forces responded immediately and foiled their attempt to infiltrate the premises,& he said.However, he did not offer any figures on
casualties, saying that no dead or injured had been received at the district hospital until the time of going to press.PNS Siddique, which
is among the biggest naval air stations in Pakistan, was said to be the target of the attack.&Six terrorists have been killed outside of the
Turbat airport boundary, ensuring the safety of the base,& security officials said on Monday night.&No loss of sensitive naval installations
reported,& they said.Locals said that over a dozen blasts were heard in Turbat town, while the firing, which began around 10pm, continued
late into the night.Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.The post Attackers target Pakistani naval airbase in
Baluchistan first appeared on Ariana News.
