Soldier killed in Balochistan landmine blast
A soldier was killed and two others were wounded when a landmine blew up their vehicle in the southwestern province of Balochistan early on Thursday, officials said.
The blast happened near a gas field in Nasirabad district of the region hit by a tribal insurgency, a security official said.
The two injured soldiers were rushed to hospital after their vehicle was badly destroyed, the official said, requesting anonymity.
He said militants also fired three rockets on a check post in the nearby district of Dera Bugti overnight but caused no casualties.
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