Nine cops martyred in attack at Ziarat police checkpoint; 15 terrorists killed

Nine police personnel were martyred, and five others were abducted after armed assailants attacked their checkpoint in Balochistan’s Ziarat district late on Monday, police said. Ziarat Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdul Qudoos said the attackers stormed the police post in Mangi area of the district, triggering a gun battle in which nine police personnel were martyred.