One Soldier Killed As Pakistan Military Blocks Air Base Attack

A soldier stands guard inside a mosque after a bomb blast in Peshawar on March 4, 2022. – At least 30 people were killed and 56 wounded in a huge blast at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said on March 4. Militants killed one soldier in an attempt to storm a major Pakistan naval air base in the country’s turbulent southwest, the military said Tuesday.

The attack comes days after security forces killed at least seven militants as they attempted to storm the offices of a Pakistan port considered a cornerstone of Chinese investment. Pakistan has for decades battled a simmering insurgency in southwestern Balochistan province, where separatists hostile to Islamabad have often targeted foreign interests and police and military positions.

Monday’s attack was “thwarted due to the swift and effective response by the troops ensuring the safety and security of personnel and assets,” the military said in a statement on Tuesday.The assault was claimed by separatist group the Balochistan Liberation Army in a statement sent to media. Ethnic Baloch separatists have long claimed their communities are not getting a fair share of wealth from the region, which sits atop huge reserves of natural resources.In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the security forces’ “timely and effective” action that “averted a significant loss”.

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