Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed by militants in an attack on a checkpoint in the southwestern province of Balochistan late on Saturday, the military said on Sunday. The event took place late Saturday night in the town of Harnai, around 170 kilometers (105 miles) east of the provincial capital, Quetta. The Pakistani military has been fighting a low-level insurgency for decades in the province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran. “During the intense exchange of fire, seven brave soldiers embraced shahadat [martyrdom] while repulsing raiding terrorists,” the military said in a statement. “[The area] has been cordoned off; escape routes have been …
