Pakistani security forces killed 17 militants in the southwestern province of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of the armed forces reported. A. A. Pakistanis. The authorities thwarted an attempt by terrorists to set up a roadblock on one of the local roads. A Pakistani soldier died during the clashes. Against the background of growing tensions in relations between Pakistan and India, the authorities of the Islamic nation began to officially see most of organizations operating in the country as representatives of India and gave them the generic name Fitna al Hindustan.