Overview

• Security sources said troops killed 14 militants and wounded 20 in an operation in Khuzdar’s Zehri area, identifying the targets as members of the state-labeled Fitna al-Hindustan group.
• The Khuzdar action followed an October 1 intelligence-based raid in Sherani in which the military reported seven militants killed, with weapons, ammunition and explosives recovered.
• Pakistan’s military said sanitisation is underway in Sherani to clear remaining threats and reiterated its commitment to continued counterterrorism operations.
• Officials characterize the targeted groups as Indian-backed proxies, a claim repeated in statements but not accompanied by public evidence, with India denying such allegations.
• The stepped-up raids track a documented rise in violence in 2025, including a deadly car bomb near the Frontier Corps headquarters in Quetta and a CRSS-reported 46% increase in Q3 fatalities.