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Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead

Security forces regained control of Nushki after a three-day siege by Baloch Liberation Army insurgents, with 58 killed during coordinated attacks across Balochistan, police said.

Summary by Al-Monitor
By Saleem Ahmed and Asif ShahzadQUETTA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan's security forces used drones and helicopters to wrest control of a southwestern town from separatist insurgents after a three-day battle, police said on Wednesday, as the death toll in the weekend's violence rose to 58. Saturday's wave of coordinated attacks by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army brought Pakistan's largest province to a near standstill as security forces excha…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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