Pakistani forces backed by helicopters killed at least nine separatists after the outlawed group abducted and executed an army officer, government and security officials said on Friday. The military and local authorities confirmed on Thursday that up to 15 insurgents disguised as police killed Colonel Laeeq Mirza after abducting him on Tuesday when he was traveling with his family from the town of Ziarat, 60 miles (100 kilometres) northeast of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. The military did not share any updates about the operation on Friday. Mirza had been was heading to a tourist resort…

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