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The early-morning attack in the mountainous Kalat district, some 150 km south of Quetta, the capital of the southwestern Balochistan province, continued for several hours, said police officer Habib-ur-Rehman on Saturday, according to NEWS.AZ.<\/p>\n
Another 18 wounded paramilitary soldiers, some in critical condition, were admitted to local hospitals, he said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the terrorist attack.<\/p>\n
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said in an email sent to a Reuters reporter that it had attacked the checkpoint.<\/p>\n
The group has stepped up its operations recently, claiming a suicide bombing last week that targeted Pakistani army troops at a railway station minutes before they were due to board a train to return home for vacations. It killed 27, including 19 soldiers, who were in civilian clothing.<\/p>\n
The group also claimed a suicide bombing last month outside the Southern Karachi International Airport, which killed two Chinese engineers.<\/p>\n
The BLA and several other groups have fought for decades to gain a greater share of the mineral and resource-rich Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran.<\/p>\n
The region is home to Gwadar Port, built by China as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, which seeks to expand China’s global reach by road, rail and sea.<\/p>\n
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