Overview

• Security sources said the Khuzdar operation targeted militants the state labels as Fitna al‑Hindustan, leaving at least 14 dead and about 20 injured, with several hideouts destroyed and arms and communications gear seized.
• The raid follows an October 1 intelligence-based operation in Sherani that the military said killed seven militants it identifies as Fitna al Khawarij, with a sanitisation sweep continuing in the area.
• Officials and state media attribute the networks to Indian backing, but statements provided no independent evidence for the claim and India denies such allegations.
• Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti praised the Khuzdar action, and the prime minister earlier lauded the forces over the Sherani raid.
• The Counter Terrorism Department registered a case over the Quetta suicide car bombing that killed at least 10 people, reporting two suspects identified by fingerprints, as monitoring groups note a sharp 2025 surge in violence concentrated in KP and Balochistan.