Overview
- Security forces reported they killed 21 militants in two separate operations overnight between August 31 and September 1, with actions taking place in Nokcha in Chagai district and Ziarat Cross in Pishin district.
- Six security and Customs personnel were killed during the Customs House engagement, including two officers and one Customs official, according to the military’s media wing.
- The army said one clash involved militants trying to establish an illegal checkpoint on the N-40 Quetta–Taftan Highway to extort commuters and that 11 militants were killed there with weapons, ammunition and explosives recovered.
- The ISPR identified the attackers using the state labels Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan and described the Customs House strike as a ‘terror-crime nexus’ aimed at disrupting customs duties and facilitating criminal activity.
- Authorities said sanitisation and follow-up clearance operations are ongoing and vowed to continue the government-backed Azm-e-Istehkam counterterror campaign, while reporting of the incidents is based predominantly on military statements with limited independent verification.