Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan

The recent attack, which left nine policemen dead, comes as ethnic Baloch guerrillas have been fighting the government for decades, accusing it of exploiting Balochistan's rich gas and mineral resources

Police officers practise target firing during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, Feb 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practise on a simulated militant training camp.