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Security forces have mounted a massive manhunt in the area after the attacks.
QUETTA: At least 14 soldiers, including a major of the Frontier Corps, were killed when militants armed with sophisticated weapons attacked
their convoy near a coalfield in Musa Khel, on Sunday night.
The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The incident took place near Bahlol Basti and Kingari in
Musa Khel district where a coalmine project was inaugurated by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani recently.
A BLA spokesman, who identified himself as Azad Baloch, has claimed that 40 FC personnel and one attacker were killed in the clash.
Calling from an unspecified location, he warned that attacks would continue in the future.
A unit of the paramilitary FC was sent for providing security cover for the project. Armed men opened fire on the FC convoy a few kilometres
from Bahlol Basti, a FC spokesperson said in a statement. Loralai Scouts were responsible for the project’s security, but the FC was sent on
the request of residents to provide additional security for the project, he said. The FC was sent for maintenance of peace and order when it
was attacked by hostile elements, reads the statement.
There were other incidents of assault by militants. According to sources, FC personnel were engaged in setting up a checkpost near Kingari
and Bahal when scores of militants laid siege and opened indiscriminate firing on FC troops. Militants fired 30 rockets on FC checkposts in
Kohlu, according to the FC spokesperson. Assailants also opened fire on other checkposts and fled from the scene after retaliatory firing by
FC personnel. No casualty was reported in either attack, he said.
The FC termed the attacks acts of ‘cowardice’ and said the soldiers’ sacrifice would not go in vain. “Terrorists will be brought to book and will
not be allowed to fulfill their nefarious designs.”
According to sources, security forces have mounted a massive manhunt in the area after the attacks. Banned Baloch militant groups,
struggling for complete liberation of Balochistan, often target security forces, police and economic installations in the province.
The deceased army major was identified as Muhammad Amir Shahzad. The slain personnel include Subedar Dawood, Hawaldar Ghafoor,
Lance Naik Makram, Sepoy Muhammad Taufiq, Mira Jan, Ghulam, Sarwar, Mubullah, Zubair Ahmed, Abdul Nabi and Muhammad Asif.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2011.
SOURCE: http://tribune.com.pk/story/295210/four-security-personnel-killed-in-loralai/
QUETTA: At least 14 soldiers, including a major of the Frontier Corps, were killed when militants armed with sophisticated weapons attacked
their convoy near a coalfield in Musa Khel, on Sunday night.
The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The incident took place near Bahlol Basti and Kingari in
Musa Khel district where a coalmine project was inaugurated by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani recently.
A BLA spokesman, who identified himself as Azad Baloch, has claimed that 40 FC personnel and one attacker were killed in the clash.
Calling from an unspecified location, he warned that attacks would continue in the future.
A unit of the paramilitary FC was sent for providing security cover for the project. Armed men opened fire on the FC convoy a few kilometres
from Bahlol Basti, a FC spokesperson said in a statement. Loralai Scouts were responsible for the project’s security, but the FC was sent on
the request of residents to provide additional security for the project, he said. The FC was sent for maintenance of peace and order when it
was attacked by hostile elements, reads the statement.
There were other incidents of assault by militants. According to sources, FC personnel were engaged in setting up a checkpost near Kingari
and Bahal when scores of militants laid siege and opened indiscriminate firing on FC troops. Militants fired 30 rockets on FC checkposts in
Kohlu, according to the FC spokesperson. Assailants also opened fire on other checkposts and fled from the scene after retaliatory firing by
FC personnel. No casualty was reported in either attack, he said.
The FC termed the attacks acts of ‘cowardice’ and said the soldiers’ sacrifice would not go in vain. “Terrorists will be brought to book and will
not be allowed to fulfill their nefarious designs.”
According to sources, security forces have mounted a massive manhunt in the area after the attacks. Banned Baloch militant groups,
struggling for complete liberation of Balochistan, often target security forces, police and economic installations in the province.
The deceased army major was identified as Muhammad Amir Shahzad. The slain personnel include Subedar Dawood, Hawaldar Ghafoor,
Lance Naik Makram, Sepoy Muhammad Taufiq, Mira Jan, Ghulam, Sarwar, Mubullah, Zubair Ahmed, Abdul Nabi and Muhammad Asif.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2011.
SOURCE: http://tribune.com.pk/story/295210/four-security-personnel-killed-in-loralai/
From: "Breaking News" <breaking.news2000@gmail.com> Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:44 PM To: balochi_culture@yahoogroups.com, "Balochvoice" <balochvoice@groups.msn.com>, baloch_journalists_society@yahoogroups.com, balochtawar@yahoogroups.com, balochunity@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Contact@bso-na.org --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Baloch Reporter <baloch_reporter@yahoo.com> Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 10:44 AM Subject: Fwd: Major, 14 others killed: FC comes under deadly attack in Balochistan To: balochi_culture@yahoogroups.com, Balochvoice <balochvoice@groups.msn.com>, baloch_journalists_society@yahoogroups.com, balochtawar@yahoogroups.com, balochunity@yahoogroups.com RE: Major, 14 others killed: FC comes under deadly attack in Balochistan This a another piece of Paki propaganda, a big fat lie. This incident never happened. There are no Photos of so called Killed Major or Soldiers and no independent verification of the incident. BLA's taking responsibility and credit of the incident is not a surprise as BLA is an ISI funded Terrorist outfit, working on ISI's instructions to help Paki military and ISI to arrest and 'kill and dump' more Balochs. It is funny, the place where this incident took place, Musa Khel, is a Pashtun town, populated with Pashtun and Afghan Taliban. The main purpose of spreading and distributing this fake News for publishing by ISI is to: 1. Divert the attention of FC's atrocities that are being committed against Baloch people in Balochistan. 2. To Counter the Daily times Lahore's recent strong Editorial condemnation of FC for its "kill and dump" policies in Balochistan. >> Pakistan: Baloch Blood On Our Hands 3. Justify Paki military actions, ongoing human right violations and genocide in Balochistan. >> Human rights abuses: ‘We can torture, kill, or keep you for years’ 4. To maintain and justify FC parallel Govt in Balochistan in opposition to the recent Federal Govt decision to put FC under the contrl of provincial Govt. >> FC placed under Balochistan govt’s control 5. To use this fake and Orchestrated incident as a pretext to round up and arrest more Baloch and to continue their "kill and dump" policy with full impunity. >> Ending the “Kill and Dump” Policy in Balochistan 6. To to bolster support for FC's inhuman actions in Balochistan among the "Patriotic Pakistanis" and to increase the FC morale for fighting "enemies of the state" and "Indian and CIA Agents" (the Balochs). >> Army continue to sacrifice for defence WE strongly condemn these Paki ugly tactics and ask the world community to not swallow these false news without proper investigations. Here are the links of this fake circulating News. 1. Pakistan troops killed in ambush...BBC News - Nov 21, 2011 2. Major, 14 others killed: FC comes under deadly attack in Balochistan.. Dawn - Nov 21, 2011 3. Fourteen Pakistani soldiers killed in rebel ambush...Europe Online Magazine - Nov 21, 2011 4. 14 Pakistani troops killed in rebel ambush: military...Dawn - Nov 21, 2011 5. Ambush kills 14 Pakistani soldiers...Press TV - Nov 21, 2011 6. Pakistan: 14 security personnel killed by Baloch rebels...rediff.com - Nov 21, 2011 7. 14 troops killed in rebel ambush: military...Business Recorder - Nov 21, 2011 |
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