Overview
- Security sources report 197 suspected militants killed over three days, with 22 security personnel and 36 civilians dead after assaults across Quetta, Nushki, Mastung, Gwadar and other districts.
- Police say helicopters and drones helped retake Nushki following a multi-day standoff, as clearance and sanitisation operations continue across several hotspots.
- Movement and communications curbs remain in place in parts of Balochistan, including Section 144 restrictions, heightened checkpoints and temporary mobile internet suspensions.
- Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously condemned the attacks and urged an aggressive, coordinated response while raising concerns about Indian involvement; New Delhi called the allegations baseless.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said forces are “physically handicapped” by Balochistan’s vast terrain, ruled out talks with the BLA and pointed to a criminal-smuggling nexus, as investigations probe cross-border linkages and contested casualty claims persist.