Nine policemen killed in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province

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• Nine policemen were killed in a gun battle with militants in Pakistan's Balochistan province, with the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) being identified as the group behind the attack.
• The attack took place in Ziarat district, where militants targeted a police post in the Mangi dam area, resulting in the deaths of at least nine policemen, including two officers.
• Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, has seen a surge in violence by Islamist militants and ethnic Baloch rebels, with recent incidents indicating a growing threat to security in the region.

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At least nine policemen have been killed in hours of gun battle with militants in Pakistan's volatile province of Balochistan, amid a surge in violence, officials said on Tuesday.

The incident took place in Ziarat district, where a group of militants had attacked a police post in the Mangi dam area on Monday.

"The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) was behind the attack," Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, said in a statement. The militant group is held responsible for decades of attacks in Pakistan, where it is designated a terrorist organization.

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"At least nine policemen, including two officers, were killed in the attack," said local police official Zahoor Ahmad.

He said that the gun battle had continued for more than 20 hours in a remote region of the province. There had been at least two similar attempts in recent weeks, added said.

The exact number of wounded policemen was not yet known, Ahmad said.A senior district administration official told local media that at least five policemen were still missing.

Rind said that the clearance operation had been completed, but did not speak about the recovery of missing policemen.

Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province, bordering both Afghanistan and Iran. The region has borne the brunt of a recent increase in violence by Islamist militants and ethnic Baloch rebels fighting for independence.