Overview
- Baloch Liberation Army claimed a synchronized offensive it calls the second phase of Operation Herof, striking security and administrative sites across Quetta, Gwadar, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin and other districts.
- Pakistan’s military said 92 militants were killed alongside 15 security personnel and 18 civilians, while Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti later reported 145 militants killed over 40 hours with 17 law enforcement personnel and 31 civilians dead.
- Security forces said they thwarted attempts to seize facilities and launched sanitisation operations, stating no city or key installation was captured.
- Authorities and local officials reported the abduction of the Noshki deputy commissioner, a jailbreak in Mastung freeing at least 30 inmates, and the killing of 11 migrant workers in Gwadar, including women and children.
- Leaders in Islamabad accused foreign backing for the assaults, naming India; New Delhi rejected the allegation, and independent reporting has not substantiated the claim, as communications and rail services faced temporary shutdowns in affected areas.