Pakistan: 33 Killed in Balochistan in Separatist Attacks Amid Clashes with Security Forces

Pakistan Says It Has Killed 145 ‘Indian-Backed Terrorists’ in Balochistan after Deadly Attacks

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police and military forces killed over a 100 “Indian-backed terrorists ” in counterterrorism operations across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan over the past 40 hours, government officials said on Sunday, a day after coordinated suicide and gun attacks killed 33 people, mostly civilians.

18 civilians among 33 killed in ‘coordinated but poorly executed’ separatist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

Pakistan has been battling a separatist insurgency in Balochistan for decades, with frequent attacks on security forces, foreign nationals and non-locals in the mineral-rich province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.

Pakistan: 33 killed in Balochistan in separatist attacks amid clashes with security forces

At least 33 people were killed in a wave of coordinated assaults across Balochistan, including in Quetta and Gwadar, as security forces clashed with militants from the Baloch Liberation Army.

Balochistan operations push terrorist toll to 177

Security forces have eliminated 22 additional militants during ongoing counterterrorism operations in Balochistan, taking the total number of terrorists neutralised over the past three days to 177, according to security officials. Sources said coordinated operations are continuing across multiple areas, with the military, intelligence agencies, and police jointly targeting militant hideouts and their support networks. Sanitisation efforts are un…

Pakistan Hit by Balochistan Separatists – Modern Tokyo Times

Pakistan Hit By Balochistan Separatists Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The armed forces of Pakistan said that “terrorist” attacks by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) killed over 30 people—including civilians—in the initial phase of assaults across the province of Balochistan. This was followed by the deaths of many BLA fighters during sweeping counter-operations by Pakistan’s security forces. Naturally, th…