Pakistan security forces kill militants in KP and Balochistan

Pakistan security forces conducted multiple intelligence-based operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, resulting in the deaths of several militants.

In North Waziristan, three terrorists identified as members of Fitna al-Khawarij were killed during an operation in Mir Ali. Authorities reported the recovery of a large cache of weapons and ammunition and the destruction of militant hideouts.

In Balochistan, an operation under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3 near Mal Madarsa in the Surab district led to the death of one Fitna al-Hindustan militant. In a separate incident in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a militant died after an explosive device he was carrying detonated prematurely while he was allegedly targeting a government office.

These actions follow a period of intensified counterterrorism activity in the region, including reports of over 70 militants killed in Balochistan during a four-day period in late September.