145 Militants Killed in 40-Hour Operation After Coordinated Attacks Rock Pakistan’s Balochistan

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145 Militants Killed in 40-Hour Operation After Coordinated Attacks Rock Pakistan’s Balochistan

Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least 145 militants following a 40-hour counter-operation launched after a wave of coordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Sunday.
The attacks, among the deadliest flare-ups in the province in recent years, targeted multiple districts including Quetta, Gwadar, Mastung and Noshki. Militants struck almost simultaneously, opening fire at security installations, attempting suicide bombings and briefly blocking roads in urban areas, prompting large-scale counter-operations by the army, police and counterterrorism units.
According to Bugti, 17 law enforcement personnel and 31 civilians were killed in the violence. Pakistan’s military said 92 militants were killed on Saturday and 41 on Friday, taking the total to 145. Bugti described it as the highest number of militants killed in such a short span since the insurgency intensified.
Pakistan’s junior interior minister Talal Chaudhry said attackers entered hospitals, schools, banks and markets disguised as civilians before opening fire. “In each case, the attackers came in dressed as civilians and indiscriminately targeted ordinary people working in shops,” he said, adding that militants used civilians as human shields.
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility, saying it carried out a coordinated operation dubbed Herof or “black storm,” targeting security forces across the province. The group alleged it killed 84 security personnel and captured 18 others, claims that could not be independently verified.
In Quetta, the aftermath of the violence was visible in burnt vehicles, bullet-riddled buildings and streets sealed off with security tape, as patrols were intensified and movement restricted. Officials said militants attempted to seize control of key installations, including a Frontier Corps headquarters, but security forces repelled all such efforts.

67 Militants Killed in Coordinated Attacks Across Balochistan, says Pakistan

Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest yet poorest province, has faced a decades-long insurgency led by ethnic Baloch separatists demanding greater autonomy and a larger share of the region’s natural resources.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said two of the attacks involved female perpetrators and warned that militants were increasingly targeting civilians, labourers and low-income communities.
Pakistan’s military alleged Indian involvement in the attacks, a charge New Delhi strongly denied. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal rejected the allegations as “baseless” and said Pakistan should address its internal issues instead.
The United States condemned the violence, with US Charge d’Affaires Natalie Baker calling the attacks acts of terrorism and reaffirming Washington’s solidarity with Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army is designated as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US

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