Overview
- ISPR reported 12 militants were killed in a Dec. 7 intelligence‑based operation in Kalat, Balochistan, saying the raid targeted BLA members and recovered weapons, ammunition and explosives.
- On Dec. 5, nine suspected militants were killed in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with seven in Tank and two in Lakki Marwat, and security forces recovered arms from the sites.
- A separate operation in Dera Bugti on Dec. 5 left five militants dead, according to ISPR, with troops seizing weapons, ammunition and explosives.
- The military described those targeted as Indian‑sponsored proxies using terms such as khawarij and Fitna al Hindustan, language some outlets link to TTP in earlier reports.
- ISPR said sanitisation and search efforts are ongoing, did not release identities or report security‑force casualties, and independent confirmation of the operations was not immediately available.