Armed militants attacked the check post situated in the Pakistan-Iran border area of Sanstar on Saturday and fled into nearby mountains immediately afterwards.Home Secretary Balochistan Akbar Hussain Durrani confirmed the incident, adding that the militants attacked the check post with heavy weapons, including rockets.
Furthermore, the provincial home secretary said that although no group had claimed responsibility, it was believed that Baloch insurgents operating in the area had perpetrated the attack.
The injured personnel were shifted to Gwadar for medical treatment, where, according to the hospitals sources, three of the injured were in a serious condition.
A contingent of law enforcement personnel was dispatched to the area to launch a search operation but no arrests were made until the filing of this report.
A year ago, militants had killed more than 10 Coast Guards personnel in a similar attack near Gwadar.
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