Overview
- Security forces killed five militants in an intelligence-based operation in the Kale/Killi Soran area of Panjgur on Thursday, state media and security sources reported.
- Authorities said the raid recovered a large cache of modern weapons and ammunition, three vehicles, two motorcycles and an improvised explosive device (IED).
- Officials and reports identified the slain fighters as members of the state-designated group Fitna al‑Hindustan and said they were en route to carry out a major attack and had been involved in looting, extortion and kidnappings.
- The military’s media wing, ISPR, released consolidated figures saying recent joint operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan killed 49 militants overall, and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi publicly praised the Panjgur action.
- Reporting relies largely on security and military statements; the campaign’s continued intelligence-led raids aim to disrupt planned attacks and allow investigators to trace weapons and networks, but operations also come as local communities face repeated violence and security disruptions.