Iran strongly condemns the recent terrorist attack in Pakistan's Balochistan Province that claimed the lives of close to a dozen innocent coal miners.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran has hailed the recent strikes by Pakistani military forces against major terrorist strongholds along the border between the two countries.

Terrorists kill at least 39 people in several attacks carried out in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.

Pakistani security forces have killed five terrorists after they foiled a major attack on one of key naval facilities in the Balochistan province, authorities say.

Millions of Pakistanis head to the polls for parliamentary elections amid heightened security measures.

Violence ahead of elections and on the day of polling is common in Pakistan.

Pakistan says security forces prevented three “coordinated” attacks launched by terrorists in a town some 70 kilometers from the provincial capital of southwestern Balochistan.