ISLAMABAD, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- A soldier was killed in a check post attack along the Pakistan-Iran border in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, a military statement said on Tuesday.
The incident happened when a group of terrorists targeted the check post where an unknown number of soldiers were deployed for security duty, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement.
The soldier was killed during a heavy exchange of fire, and losses were also inflicted on the fleeing terrorists in a retaliatory attack by the check post staff.
Terrorist attacks on civilians have notably decreased over the few years due to extensive operations against terrorists in Balochistan and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
However, the terrorists keep on launching sporadic attacks on security forces along with border areas of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Earlier last month, two soldiers were killed when terrorists targeted a security check post in Kech district located along the border with Iran. Enditem
