Overview
- ISPR said security forces conducted a Dec. 27 intelligence-based operation in Kalat that killed four militants, recovering weapons, ammunition and explosives, with sanitisation ongoing.
- A day earlier, an ISPR-reported raid in Panjgur also left four suspected militants dead linked by the military to India-backed proxy networks Fitna al-Hindustan/Fitna al-Khawarij.
- ISPR reported a total of 17 militants killed in separate operations across Kohlu, Kalat and Panjgur between Dec. 24 and 26, with further clearances continuing.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi publicly praised the Kalat operation and reiterated support for security forces.
- The military frames the latest actions within the broader Azm-e-Istehkam counterterrorism drive and cites a rise in attacks since 2021 as Pakistan presses Kabul over cross-border militancy.