Islamabad, Aug 06: One Pakistani Frontier
Constabulatory (PFC) personnel was killed and four others
injured in an attack by unidentified militants on their
check-post on the Sindh-Baluchistan border, official sources
said today.
Rockets and hand grenades were used in the attack
killing the Pakistani soldier and injuring four last night, it
said adding PFC personnel retaliated and the ensuing encounter
lasted for an hour.
However the assailants managed to flee. Those injured
were shifted to hospital while the body of the deceased was
sent to his home town.
This was the second such attack in the area in which
personnel of law enforcement agencies were targeted.
Earlier, outlaws had attacked rangers near, using
rocket launchers and hand grenades.
There are reports that outlaws, belonging to
Baluchistan and a majority of them Bugti Tribesmen, are
mounting a resistance against the presence of the PFC
and rangers in the area.
Bureau Report
