In Pakistan, the military said in a statement that an improvised explosive device hit a Frontier Corps vehicle today in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, killing four soldiers and wounding three others. <br/><br/>Pakistan has been battling insurgency in mineral-rich Balochistan since 2004, with hundreds of soldiers and militants killed in the fighting.<br/><br/>The IED hit the FC vehicle during a routine patrol by the paramilitary force near the town of Turbat.'Balochistan is the largest of Pakistan's four provinces, but its roughly seven million inhabitants have long complained they do not receive a fair share of its gas and mineral wealth.<br/>'<br/>Around 500 Baloch rebel militants on Friday surrendered to the government as Islamabad pursues its development agenda linked to the ambitious China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the southwest province.