2 Pak security personnel killed in IED blast

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) Two Pakistani security personnel were killed during an improvised explosive device explosion in Balochistan province, an army statement said on Thursday.The Army launched a search operation following the incident to apprehend the perpetrators, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement."Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies cannot sabotage the hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan," xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.A spike in terrorist incidents targeting security forces has recently been witnessed in the country. On Tuesday, two security personnel including an officer, and three terrorists were killed in a clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.On June 25, the ISPR said that five soldiers from paramilitary troops were killed after terrorists targeted a patrol party in Balochistan's Sibi district. --iANS
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