Tribal rebels kill 3 troops in Pakistan southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Tribal militants in Pakistan's southwest killed three paramilitary soldiers and wounded two others in a rocket attack on Tuesday, officials said.
The incident occured in Kohlu district, 400 km (250 miles) east of Quetta, capital of the southwestern Baluchistan province.
Raziq Bugti, a provincial government spokesman, said a paramilitary vehicle came under attack when soldiers were on their way to fetch water from a well.
"Three soldiers died instantly," he said.
Baluch militants have been waging a low-key insurgency for decades in the province on the border with Afghanistan and Iran but tensions have increased since the killing of a veteran nationalist politician, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, in a military offensive in August.
Baluchis complain of a lack of political representation and say their province's resources are used to the benefit of Pakistan's other provinces, most notably Punjab, while Baluchistan is neglected.
The incident occured in Kohlu district, 400 km (250 miles) east of Quetta, capital of the southwestern Baluchistan province.
Raziq Bugti, a provincial government spokesman, said a paramilitary vehicle came under attack when soldiers were on their way to fetch water from a well.
"Three soldiers died instantly," he said.
Baluch militants have been waging a low-key insurgency for decades in the province on the border with Afghanistan and Iran but tensions have increased since the killing of a veteran nationalist politician, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, in a military offensive in August.
Baluchis complain of a lack of political representation and say their province's resources are used to the benefit of Pakistan's other provinces, most notably Punjab, while Baluchistan is neglected.
posted by Marko at 10/03/2006 08:28:00 AM
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