Gunmen have killed a Pakistani soldier and injured two others in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan

Gunmen have killed a Pakistani soldier and injured two others in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan.

The attack was carried out on Sunday, when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a checkpoint of the paramilitary Frontier Corps on the outskirts of the city of Quetta.

Frontier Corps spokesman Abdul Wasey said one of the assailants died in exchange of fire with soldiers.

No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Pakistani officials often blame Baluch separatist groups for such attacks.

Some Baloch militant groups say they want greater political autonomy and a share of the natural resources in Baluchistan.

Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan entered an alliance with the US in the so-called war on terrorism.