ISLAMABAD: A group of militants targeted a Pakistani border post in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province from the Iranian territory, said the Pakistan Army’s media wing on Tuesday, adding that the country had informed the relevant Iranian authorities about the incident.
Last week, Pakistan’s counterterrorism police announced that a suicide bomber who tried to target a caravan of Chinese nationals in August had also arrived in the Pakistani port city of Gwadar from Iran.
The revelation came after the arrest of three members of the Balochistan Liberation Army, a proscribed separatist outfit, which had claimed the responsibility for the attack.
During the course of the interrogation, one of the suspects informed that the mastermind of the Gwadar attack was a resident of Chahbahar in neighboring Iran.
“Terrorists targeted a Frontier Corps border post from Iranian territory with Small Arms fire in general area Chukab, Balochistan,” the military said in its statement. “Due to fire, Sepoy Maqbool Shah of Frontier Corps embraced shahadat [martyrdom] while another soldier was injured. Iranian authorities concerned have been informed about the incident.”
Pakistan has frequently complained about militant attacks from Iran and Afghanistan in the past, making its officials fence its porous border with its two western neighbors.
The country’s top military officials have also maintained they have fenced a large portion of its western frontier, though the challenge of cross-border movement and such militant attacks continue.
Pakistan’s border post in Balochistan targeted by militants from Iranian territory — army
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Pakistan’s border post in Balochistan targeted by militants from Iranian territory — army
- The country’s counterterrorism police recently said last month’s Gwadar attack on Chinese nationals was also planned in Iran
- Pakistan has been trying to fence its western border with Iran and Afghanistan to address cross-border movement, militant threats
Pakistan PM praises stuntman ‘Sultan Golden’ for breaking record for fastest reverse car driving
- Sultan Muhammad Khan drove one mile in reverse in just 57 seconds to set new world record, local media widely reported
- Khan previously broke world record for longest motorbike ramp jump in 1987, managing a 249-feet long jump in Lahore
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari praised renowned stuntman Sultan Muhammad Khan, popularly known as “Sultan Golden,” for breaking the world record for fastest reverse driving a car on Saturday.
As per local media reports, Khan achieved the feat in the capital of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province Quetta, when he drove one mile in reserve in just 57 seconds.
“Sultan Golden has made Pakistan proud across the world,” Sharif said in a statement released by his office.
The Pakistani prime minister said his government is committed to providing all possible facilities in every field of sports.
Zardari also heaped praise on the stuntman for setting the new world record.
“He said the achievement reflects the skill, courage and dedication of Pakistanis, strengthening Pakistan’s positive image globally and wished him continued success,” the president’s official X account wrote.
Khan has been performing stunts since the 1980s in Pakistan, a country where motorsports does not gain traction due to a lack of infrastructure and popularity of other sports such as cricket, football and squash.
Khan, who hails from the southwestern city of Pasni, earned the nickname ‘Golden’ early on in his youth for his iconic curly golden hair.
In March 1987, he entered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records when he performed the longest motorbike ramp jump in Lahore. Khan managed a 249-feet long jump, beating the previous record by two feet.
