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Pakistan Says Security Forces Kill 4 in Panjgur After 13 Slain in Earlier Balochistan Raids

Pakistan's military links the operations to its Azm-e-Istehkam campaign targeting alleged foreign-backed militants.

Overview

  • ISPR said an intelligence-based operation on December 26 in Panjgur killed four militants it described as part of an Indian proxy called Fitna al Khwarij.
  • Following the exchange of fire in Panjgur, forces carried out a sanitisation sweep and reported seizing weapons, ammunition and explosives.
  • ISPR earlier reported two IBOs on December 24–25 that killed five militants in Kohlu and eight in Kalat, with additional arms and explosives recovered.
  • The recent Balochistan operations bring the reported toll to at least 17 militants over three days, according to ISPR statements.
  • The military presented the raids as part of a sustained counterterrorism drive as reports note rising attacks since 2021 and Pakistan's calls for Kabul to curb groups using Afghan soil.