US EditionPakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
Security forces killed 197 militants and regained control of Nushki after Baloch Liberation Army’s coordinated attacks aimed at autonomy and resource control.
- On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council strongly condemned a surge of militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan and expressed condolences to victims' families.
- Balochistan has long faced a separatist insurgency by ethnic Baloch groups seeking autonomy, and Pakistan says it has quelled the insurgency though violence continues.
- About a dozen coordinated attacks began on Saturday, targeting civilians and buildings housing police and security personnel, including suicide bombings and gun attacks which the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army claimed.
- Security forces so far killed 197 militants from the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, and federal and provincial officials said at least 36 civilians and 17 members of the security forces have been killed.
- Security forces pressed operations on Wednesday in the insurgency-hit region, and authorities said scores of militants have been killed in recent days amid the crackdown.
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Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
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.
UN Condemns Surge in Militancy in Balochistan
The UN Security Council has condemned the recent militant attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan, that have claimed the lives of numerous civilians and security personnel. The Pakistani forces are intensifying operations against the Baloch Liberation Army, responsible for the violence, as the insurgency persists in the region.
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UN Security Council condemns the latest militant attacks in Pakistan that killed dozens
The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned recent militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan that have killed more than 50 people, mostly civilians, as the country's security forces press their operations in the insurgency-hit Balochistan province.
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More than 250 people killed after separatist attacks in Pakistan: official
More than 250 people have been killed in coordinated attacks launched by separatists across Pakistan's Balochistan province since Saturday, a security official said on Wednesday, with fighting continuing as government forces pursue the militants.
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