5 extra terrorists have been gunned down throughout recent operations in Balochistan, elevating the entire variety of militants killed in Operation Shaban to 76, safety sources mentioned on Monday.
The safety sources mentioned that since July 5, a complete of 114 militants had been killed in Operation Shaban and different intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out throughout the province. They reiterated that the operation would proceed till the final militant was eradicated.
Earlier, the safety sources had mentioned that 4 extra India-backed terrorists have been killed in Balochistan’s Saran Tangai space throughout the ongoing operation, taking the demise toll on the time to 71.
A big cache of weapons and ammunition was additionally recovered from the killed militants, together with M4 rifles, submachine weapons, rocket launchers, cellphones and different tools.
Operation Shaban was launched within the aftermath of a lethal assault on the Mangi Dam police station in Ziarat and is being carried out collectively by the Pakistan Military, Frontier Corps and Balochistan Police.
Whereas safety forces have inflicted heavy losses on militants, 42 folks, together with safety personnel and civilians, have been martyred in three latest terrorist assaults in Balochistan.
ISPR Director Normal Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry had mentioned final week that India-backed terrorists attacked the checkpoint however police personnel fought bravely, killing 15 militants within the preliminary engagement.
9 police personnel embraced martyrdom within the preliminary combating, whereas militants additionally took police personnel hostage earlier than safety forces reached the realm.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist actions, notably in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, for the reason that Afghan Taliban got here to energy in 2021.
In response, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, focusing on terrorist hideouts throughout the border, killing scores of Afghan Taliban operatives and injuring lots of extra.
In October 2025, border clashes erupted after the Afghan Taliban and allied militants launched unprovoked assaults on Pakistani border posts, ensuing within the deaths of over 200 Taliban fighters and allied militants, whereas 23 Pakistani troopers have been martyred defending the nation.
Regardless of a number of rounds of talks, each international locations have been unable to succeed in an settlement, largely as a result of Afghan Taliban regime’s reluctance to behave in opposition to terrorist outfits working from Afghan soil.
