Five paramilitary soldiers were killed and two others were injured Wednesday when armed men attacked them near the border with Afghanistan, officials said. The soldiers at Bramcha post in south-western Balochistan province near the frontier with Afghanistan's Helmand province were attacked around 5.30pm local time, they said.
"Five soldiers have embraced martyrdom and two others were injured," a paramilitary commander told AFP. It was not immediately clear whether those responsible were Taliban-linked militants, drug smugglers or other Afghan groups, the commander said on condition of anonymity.