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UN Security Council condemns the latest militant attacks in Pakistan that killed dozens
The U.N. Security Council condemned attacks by the Balochistan Liberation Army that killed over 50 people, mostly civilians, prompting intensified Pakistani security operations.
- On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council strongly condemned a surge of militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan that killed more than 50 people, mostly civilians.
- Pakistani authorities reported that Saturday's coordinated attacks targeted civilians and police buildings amid a long-running ethnic Baloch separatist insurgency, with the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army claiming responsibility.
- Pakistani security forces have killed 197 militants from the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, and in the past 24 hours, 20 suspected terrorists, five security personnel, and five civilians also died.
- The Security Council urged action, calling on all States to cooperate with the Government of Pakistan to hold perpetrators accountable as authorities suspended mobile and internet services in several districts and halted train services for a fifth day.
- Looking beyond the immediate attacks, Balochistan province faces a long-running insurgency by ethnic Baloch groups seeking autonomy, while Council members warned terrorism `constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security`.
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UN Security Council condemns deadly terror attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
The Security Council urges 'all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Government of Pakistan'.
·Istanbul, Türkiye
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UN Security Council condemn surge of militant attacks in Pakistan
Recent militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan 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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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.
·United States
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