Pakistan: At least eight terrorists were killed in Pakistan's Gwadar Port attack after some heavily armed assailants forcibly entered the complex on Wednesday.
A gunfire erupted after armed Baloch militants forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened fire while multiple explosions were also reported in the area in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, a media report said.
Citing Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani, Dawn reported that a large contingent of police and security forces have reached the scene while intense firing is going on.
Majeed Brigade of the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, the report said.
The separatist BLA is opposed to China's investments in Balochistan and accuses China and Pakistan of exploitation of the resource-rich province.
The latest attack by BLA comes amid a spike in terror activities in Pakistan, especially focused in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan province. Pakistan security forces have been conducting targeted Intelligence Based Operations (IBO) to root out footprints of terror groups, terrorists and their affiliate factions including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
Majeed Brigade of BLA has been actively carrying out attacks on the Pakistani security forces.
TTP and BLA has also come into an affiliation raising more security-level challenges for Pakistan.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that attacks being carried out, facilitated and orchestrated from across the border will not be tolerated and will be responded to with full force.
The month of February 2024 has been the deadliest for Pakistan as it has experienced at least 97 militant attacks, which have resulted in at least 87 deaths and at least 118 injuries.
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