The United States said last Tuesday that it would continue to stand “shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism”, while referring to last month’s series of attacks in Balochistan that targeted security officials and civilians.
Pakistan has sought United States’ help in dealing with economic and security challenges. The requests were conveyed during a meeting between US Ambassador Donald Blome and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar earlier in the day on Tuesday.
The meeting took place after more than 70 people lost their lives in Balochistan in separate terrorism attacks last month, including the Musakhail incident where armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses early morning and shot at them after checking their identities.
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