Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed when a contingent of FC troops was fired upon by militants from across the Pak-Afghan border in Turbat District of Balochistan on July 27, reports Dawn. The troops killed include Captain Aaqib, Sepoy Nadir, Sepoy Atif Altaf and Sepoy Hafeezullah. “While the security of the tribal areas has been improved with efforts now focused on solidifying the western border, inimical forces are attempting to destabilise Balochistan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted adding that "their efforts shall [InshAllah] fail".