QUETTA: Security forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province killed 145 militants in operations over the past 40 hours after separatist gunmen carried out coordinated attacks that left dozens dead, the provincial chief minister said on Sunday, as officials accused neighbouring India of orchestrating the violence.
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US condemns deadly Balochistan attacks, backs Pakistan’s counter-terrorism fight
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Sunday condemned a wave of militant attacks in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province that killed dozens of security personnel and civilians, calling the violence an assault by a US-designated foreign terrorist organisation and pledging continued support for Islamabad’s counter-terrorism efforts.
UPDATE 3-Pakistan kills 92 militants in Balochistan clashes, blames India for attacks
QUETTA: Pakistan accused India of orchestrating deadly militant attacks in its southwestern Balochistan province, where security forces killed 92 militants, including three suicide bombers, while repelling coordinated assaults that left 18 civilians and 15 security personnel dead, officials said on Saturday.
UPDATE 2-At least 67 BLA-linked militants killed after coordinated attacks at 12 sites in Balochistan
QUETTA: Security forces killed at least 67 militants on Saturday as clashes continued in the southwestern province of Balochistan after thwarting coordinated attacks at 12 locations, security sources said, in an escalation of violence in the insurgency-plagued region.
UPDATE 1-Security forces repel BLA attacks at 12 sites in Balochistan, kill 58 militants
QUETTA: Security forces killed at least 58 militants on Saturday as clashes continued in the southwestern province of Balochistan after thwarting coordinated attacks at 12 locations, security sources said, in an escalation of violence in the insurgency-plagued region.
Security forces repel coordinated militant attacks at 12 sites in Balochistan, 37 attackers killed
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed at least 37 militants after thwarting coordinated attacks at 12 locations across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, officials and state media said on Saturday, in the latest clash amid a surge in militant violence.
Pakistan authorities deny approving Tirah valley military operation in court hearing
PESHAWAR: Pakistani federal and provincial authorities on Friday denied granting permission for a military operation in the Tirah Valley of Khyber district, telling a high court bench that no such approval had been given amid allegations the action violated constitutional rights and displaced local residents.
Security forces kill 41 militants in two operations in Balochistan, military says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed 41 militants in two separate operations in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on Friday, amid a surge in militant violence that has plagued the region bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan rejects coercive steps against Iran, supports talks under UN framework
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday voiced opposition to the use of force or coercive measures against Iran, urging that disputes be settled through dialogue and diplomacy as Western powers intensified pressure on Tehran with fresh European sanctions and a U.S. military build-up in the Gulf.
Security forces kill five militants in northwest raid, three civilians reported killed
BANNU: Security forces killed five militants, including a commander wanted in multiple cases, during a day-long operation in the restive northwestern district of Bannu on Thursday, but the clashes also left three civilians dead and several others wounded, according to officials and local residents.