Pakistani officials said four security officials were killed in a shoot-out on July 2 in the southwestern Balochistan Province. They said the Tehrik-e Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, in which about a dozen militants attacked police and frontier officers at a highway checkpoint. One of the attackers was killed and three injured, a local police commissioner said. The Tehrik-e Taliban is distinct from the Taliban in Afghanistan, but espouses a similar ideology. Islamabad has charged that some of the attacks in Pakistan have been organized inside Afghanistan.
Editors' Picks
RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.
If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.
To find out more, click here.
