August 2017 Harnai Bombing
On 14 August 2017, an improvised explosive device targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Harnai District, Harnai district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province. The attack left 8 FC troops dead. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack. Background Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan has witnessed separatist movement led by Baloch nationalist parties. Their objective is to achieve a separate and independent Balochistan state. The separatists' parties have been banned and are designated as terrorist organizations by the Pakistani government. In May 2017, these separatist militants carried out an attack on labourers working in Gwadar, Balochistan killing ten. Bombing On 14 August 2017, Independence Day (Pakistan), Pakistan's 70th independence day, the Frontier Corps troops were on a routine patrol between Shahrag and Khost areas when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on their route. At ...
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Balochistan Conflict
The Insurgency in Balochistan is an insurgency or revolt by Baloch nationalists against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region, which covers the Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran, and the Balochistan region of southern Afghanistan. Rich in natural resources like natural gas, oil, coal, copper, sulphur, fluoride and gold, this is the largest and least developed province in Pakistan. Armed groups demand greater control of the province's natural resources and political autonomy. Baloch separatists have attacked civilians from other ethnicities throughout the province. In the 2010s, attacks against the Shi