The military says Pakistani security forces have raided a militant hideout in a remote district of insurgency-hit southwestern Balochistan province, sparking a shootout that left seven insurgents dead.

Militants set off car bomb in Quetta, Pakistan, killing 8 and wounding many; suspicion falls on separatist groups.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior minister said on Wednesday security forces had killed 13 militants in two operations in the southwestern province of Balochistan, blaming what he…