<p>Islamabad: A senior Pakistani government official was killed when Baloch militants briefly seized control of a city in the restive Balochistan province, torching properties and looting a bank, authorities said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Militants belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) stormed Sorab city in the Khuzdar district late Friday.</p>.<p>They ransacked government offices, looted a commercial bank and set fire to the residences of several government officials, according to Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind.</p>.<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Revenue Hidayat Buledi Baloch was killed while trying to save state property and lives during the attack, Rind said.</p>.Trump 'most proud' of stopping 'potential nuclear war' between India and Pakistan.<p>Rind termed the attack a direct challenge to the writ of the state and a "cowardly attempt to destabilise the region".</p>.<p>Security forces, including the Frontier Corps (FC), police, and Levies were rushed to the city after the rebel attack and launched a search and clearance operation.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the cowardly attack. In a statement, the Prime Minister paid tribute to Buledi, saying that he “set a high example of bravery while fighting terrorists”. </p><p>The Prime Minister vowed to continue the fight against terrorism till the complete elimination of the menace from the country.</p>.<p>Pakistan has long fought an insurgency in the resource-rich yet impoverished province of Balochistan. The Baloch groups accuse the government of exploiting the region’s natural resources. </p>
<p>Islamabad: A senior Pakistani government official was killed when Baloch militants briefly seized control of a city in the restive Balochistan province, torching properties and looting a bank, authorities said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Militants belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) stormed Sorab city in the Khuzdar district late Friday.</p>.<p>They ransacked government offices, looted a commercial bank and set fire to the residences of several government officials, according to Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind.</p>.<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Revenue Hidayat Buledi Baloch was killed while trying to save state property and lives during the attack, Rind said.</p>.Trump 'most proud' of stopping 'potential nuclear war' between India and Pakistan.<p>Rind termed the attack a direct challenge to the writ of the state and a "cowardly attempt to destabilise the region".</p>.<p>Security forces, including the Frontier Corps (FC), police, and Levies were rushed to the city after the rebel attack and launched a search and clearance operation.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the cowardly attack. In a statement, the Prime Minister paid tribute to Buledi, saying that he “set a high example of bravery while fighting terrorists”. </p><p>The Prime Minister vowed to continue the fight against terrorism till the complete elimination of the menace from the country.</p>.<p>Pakistan has long fought an insurgency in the resource-rich yet impoverished province of Balochistan. The Baloch groups accuse the government of exploiting the region’s natural resources. </p>