#Pakistan's military releases first official statement on a terrorist attack in #Kech bordering #Iran & close to #Afghanistan that resulted in 10 soldiers and 1 terrorist killed, several attackers injured. 3 terrorists have been captured after an intense battle. /1
The attack occurred on the night of 25/26 Jan 2022. Terrorists attacked a security post of a paramilitary followed by "intense exchange of fire," according to a #Pakistan military statement. A clearance op is still underway around #Kech, a #Balochistan district bordering #Iran /2
Capturing of terrorists alive is a breakthrough that can assist in intelligence gathering but the high casualty figure in the latest attack caps a rising wave of terror attacks mainly along #Pakistan's border regions with #Afghanistan and #Iran that have picked since 2020. /3
The #Kech terror attack is the biggest single hit against #Pakistan Armed Forces on the western border in three years. In 2019, 14 Pakistan Navy and Air Force personnel were killed execution-style in #Balochistan by terrorists who came from #Iran.
https://twitter.com/ejazhaider/status/1486776348223979528?s=20&t=dS1Y-n_o53iORJ4_y0PTCw
#Iran policy is discussed/dissected by almost every neighbor [#Iraq #Turkey #Azerbaijan #Tajikistan #Afghanistan] except #Pakistan, where it is a taboo at a every level [govt, media, think tanks, etc]. I always say Pak Desk officers at #IRGC have it easy.
https://twitter.com/IKPeshawar/status/1486897202865844229?s=20&t=dS1Y-n_o53iORJ4_y0PTCw
Army chief #COAS #QamarBajwa dashes to #Balochistan to review security situation and the fencing of #Pakistan-#Iran border; meets top military officials in the area. The visit comes after the deadliest military casualty figure in a single terrorist attack in three years.
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