US EditionPakistan Kills 145 Militants After Balochistan Attacks
Pakistan security forces killed 145 militants in 40 hours following coordinated attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army amid a deadly insurgency in Balochistan, officials said.
- On Jan 31, Pakistan's military said at least 92 militants were killed across Balochistan, while 15 security personnel and 18 civilians also died during clashes.
- Longstanding grievances rooted in 1948 resistance explain the Balochistan Liberation Army's claim that attacks oppose Pakistan federal government control and resource exploitation, fueling the Baloch people and separatist movement.
- Militants struck 12 towns and cities using grenades, guns and suicide tactics, targeting prisons, police and government buildings and freeing more than 30 inmates in Mastung district.
- Mobile networks and train services were suspended, hospitals placed on emergency footing, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised security forces as operations continued on Saturday.
- Pakistan's military alleged external orchestration, saying `Intelligence reports have unequivocally confirmed that the attacks were orchestrated and directed by terrorist ringleaders operating from outside Pakistan, who were in direct communication with the terrorists throughout the incident,` while India denies backing.
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Pakistan Retaliates: 145 Militants Killed After Balochistan Attacks
Pakistan’s security forces killed 145 militants within 40 hours following coordinated attacks in Balochistan, a province known for its ongoing conflict with insurgent groups. The attacks highlighted the ongoing violence in this resource-rich area near Iran and Afghanistan, marked by increased assaults on security personnel and civilians. Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti reported that the […] The post Pakistan Retaliates: 145 Militants…
Pakistan forces kill 145 separatist militants in 40-hour battle
Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of co-ordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the province's chief minister said on Sunday.
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