Pakistan: Security Forces Press Offensive Against Separatists

Apr 7, 2014 | Reuters, The New York Times
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Pakistani security forces killed 30 separatist militants on Monday in an offensive in Baluchistan, a senior official said, in one of the biggest clashes in months in the province. Insurgents fighting for independence accuse the government of exploiting the gas and mineral reserves of the province but neglecting the poverty of its people. The provincial interior minister, Sarfraz Bugti, said that a large quantity of weapons were seized during the raids and that 10 members of a government paramilitary force were wounded in the fighting. A rebel spokesman was not immediately available for comment.