Balochistan attacks: BLA claims responsibility for multiple attacks in southwestern Pakistan
Gunmen in Pakistan have killed dozens of people in a series of attacks in Balochistan province.
A separatist group called the Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility.
The worst attack was at a highway when migrant workers in trucks and buses were ordered out and shot dead. Elsewhere soldiers and police engaged in gun battles with separatists.
Military and police sources say 74 people were killed in all, including 21 separatists and 14 soldiers.
Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Anza Saqib is a Security and Defense Analyst. She joins us from Islamabad to discuss the latest developments.
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