QUETTA: Two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were martyred when their check-post was attacked in Turbat area of Balochistan on Wednesday. Security officials said another three FC personnel were also injured in the attack, adding that the attackers fled as FC personnel returned fire following the assault. The injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment. Following the incident, authorities launched a search operation to look for the attackers. The FC, a paramilitary force, is deployed across Balochistan and is responsible for internal security as well as protection of the border with Iran and Afghanistan. Published in Daily Times, August 24th 2017.