At least nine police personnel were killed in night-long clashes with terrorists in southwestern Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in Ziarat district, a tourist destination in Balochistan province, where police and armed attackers clashed in the early hours of Tuesday, deputy commissioner Ziarat Abdul Quddus Achakzai told reporters.
The clash started after several terrorists attacked a security checkpoint, Achakzai said, adding that the bodies of the slain police officers were shifted to a local hospital.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the outlawed terrorist group BLA, has long been involved in attacks on security forces and government installations in the restive region.
Security forces launched an operation in the region after the attack.
Balochistan, where countries, including China and Canada, have invested in projects, has long been plagued by terrorism.
