Overview
- Security forces said they killed five militants on Monday, bringing Operation Shaban's reported toll to 76 and the combined July 5–present total across Shaban and other intelligence-based operations to 114.
- The campaign is a joint effort by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps Balochistan and local police that uses coordinated ground troops and air strikes to target militant hideouts.
- Troops recovered a large cache of weapons including M4 rifles, submachine guns and rocket launchers, and officials say the seized equipment will face forensic and investigative examination.
- Operation Shaban was launched after a deadly attack on the Mangi Dam police station and a separate checkpoint battle in which police reported killing 15 militants, losing nine officers and seeing personnel taken hostage.
- Authorities say the recent surge in attacks ties to groups they call external-backed and to changes after the 2021 Afghan Taliban takeover and October 2025 border clashes, a framing that could affect Pakistan's cross‑border security posture.