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Key developments<\/strong><\/p>\n Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday held India responsible for a spate of attacks in Balochistan.<\/p>\n Speaking to the media, he said, \u201cThese were not normal terrorists. India is behind these attacks. I can tell you for sure that India planned these attacks along with these terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, state media reported that security forces killed at least 67 terrorists as more operations are underway after coordinated attacks at multiple locations in Balochistan were foiled.<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, security sources had said \u201cFitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> carried out attacks at 12 locations across Balochistan\u201d, adding that all attacks were foiled due to timely and effective action.<\/p>\n Citing security sources, state-run PTV News<\/em> said on X that the confirmed number of terrorists killed in operations ongoing since the morning against Fitna al Hindustan<\/em> has reached 67.<\/p>\n Noting that security forces had killed 41 terrorists<\/a> in Panjgur and Harnai district\u2019s Shaban area \u201cin the past two days\u201d, the sources said a total of 108 terrorists have been eliminated across the province.<\/p>\n The security sources further said that 10 police and security personnel embraced martyrdom while \u201cfighting against this brutality\u201d.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The state has designated<\/u><\/a> Balochistan-based terrorist groups as Fitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> to highlight<\/u><\/a> India\u2019s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, \u201cterrorists of the brutal Indian proxy\u201d also killed 11 citizens in Gwadar, PTV<\/em> quoted the security sources as saying.<\/p>\n They stated that the deceased included five men, three women and three children. PTV<\/em>, citing security sources, said all terrorists involved in the incident were killed.<\/p>\n \u201cFurther operations against potential hideouts of terrorist elements in surrounding areas are underway,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n According to a Dawn<\/em> correspondent, while mobile phone services were working, data services were suspended in Quetta, Sibi and Chaman regions in the wake of the attacks.<\/p>\n In a post on X earlier on Saturday, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti highlighted that security forces had killed 70 terrorists at various locations across the province during just the past two days.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the morning, in an attempt to shore up their declining morale, Fitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> terrorists attempted to carry out attacks at multiple locations, which the courageous police of Balochistan and brave personnel of the FC (Frontier Corps) are jointly thwarting and have killed 37 more terrorists so far.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThese attacks cannot undermine our resolve against terrorism; we will continue to pursue them until the last terrorist,\u201d CM Bugti added.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Information Minister Attaullah Tarar described the attack as \u201ca desperate move\u201d by the terrorists while security forces were about to neutralise them.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a desperate move by the terrorists. Our security forces are close to defeating the fighters of Fitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> and Fitna-al-Khawarij<\/em>,\u201d he said in an interview with Geo News<\/em>.<\/p>\n He said the security forces were alert at all locations and were not taken by surprise.<\/p>\n \u201cOur security forces, personnel and officers have fought bravely. They were alert at all sites and fully prepared,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Sharing casualty figures, he said 10 police and security personnel embraced martyrdom.<\/p>\n Expressing deep sorrow, he said that terrorists of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) had killed family members of Baloch labourers hailing from Khuzdar and Gwadar.<\/p>\n Briefing on the security operation, the information minister said, \u201cSecurity forces are monitoring the situation, while aerial surveillance is also ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n He reiterated that the attack was thwarted with full force.<\/p>\n Tarar further said that the prime minister was aware of the situation and was in contact. \u201cThe prime minister condemned the attack and reaffirmed that we will not rest until the last terrorist is eliminated from the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is the resolve of the state of Pakistan that it will not rest until terrorism is eliminated from the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cWe are fully focused. The terrorists failed due to the unity of the Pakistani nation, and the entire nation stands behind the security forces.\u201d<\/p>\n Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the recent terrorist attacks were \u201cterrorism being run under foreign patronage, whose targets are both Pakistan and the people of Balochistan\u201d and not a struggle for rights.<\/p>\n \u201cThese elements neither tolerate development nor peace. That is why they target labourers, travellers, and ordinary citizens, want to destroy development projects and employment opportunities, and conspire against projects like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,\u201d he stated in a post on X.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The defence minister added that terrorist groups recruited young people through social media, while receiving funding through \u201corganised criminal networks, a drug-fuelled economy, extortion, and smuggling\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe state is resolute. The morale of our law enforcement agencies is high, and we will bring the terrorists, their facilitators, and the foreign handlers to their logical end,\u201d Asif vowed.<\/p>\n CM Bugti also visited the site of a bomb blast in Quetta to review the security situation, a statement from the CM House said.<\/p>\n Balochistan Inspector General (IG) Muhammad Tahir provided a detailed briefing on the incident to the chief minister, who also met security and police personnel.<\/p>\n \u201cThe timely response against terrorist elements is commendable,\u201d Bugti was quoted as saying, hailing the effective actions taken by the police and the CTD.<\/p>\n \u201cAnti-state elements will not be forgiven under any circumstances. There will be no compromise on peace in Balochistan,\u201d the chief minister asserted.<\/p>\n Later, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also arrived in Quetta to engage in high-level discussions on the law and order situation, while CM Bugti vowed that sacrifices by martyrs \u201cwould not go in vain\u201d, according to an official statement.<\/p>\n It said that the minister and CM Bugti visited Police Lines to offer funeral prayers for the martyrs and meet their families.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people and security forces of Balochistan are brave and courageous,\u201d Naqvi was quoted as saying. \u201cOur soldiers took comprehensive and effective action against terrorists. The sacrifices of martyrs cannot be forgotten, and the nation salutes them.\u201d<\/p>\n CM Bugti was quoted as saying, \u201cThe sacrifices of our martyrs will not go in vain. The state has always stood with the oppressed and will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, provincial government official Shahid Rind said police and the FC had foiled attempted terrorist attacks at a \u201cfew places across Balochistan\u201d.<\/p>\n Rind, the special aide to CM for political and media affairs, noted on X that the attacks came after over 70 terrorists had been killed over the past two days by security forces at different locations across the province.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Naqvi also visited the Corps Headquarters in Quetta. According to Radio Pakistan<\/em><\/a>, Naqvi was briefed about the security situation in Balochistan and the terrorist attacks of Fitna al Hindustan<\/em>.<\/p>\n CM Bugti was also present for the briefing. The interior minister appreciated the timely and effective action of the security forces, the report said.<\/p>\n He also paid tribute to the personnel and citizens who were martyred in the terrorist attacks. Naqvi said the ongoing war against terrorism would continue till the last terrorist was eliminated, the report said.<\/p>\n An emergency was imposed in all government hospitals across the province on the directives of Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar and Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman.<\/p>\n Kakar was supervising the provision of medical treatment to those \u201cinjured in the Quetta firing\u201d, a statement from the provincial health department said.<\/p>\n The health minister directed Quetta Trauma Centre Managing Director Dr Arbab Kamran and Quetta Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Abdul Hadi Kakar to ensure the \u201cimmediate\u201d provision of medical facilities.<\/p>\n According to the statement, the operating theatres of the Quetta Trauma Centre and Civil Hospital have been put on alert, and additional doctors have been deployed.<\/p>\n Separately, police said suspected explosive materials were found on a railway track in Balochistan\u2019s Nasirabad district.<\/p>\n \u201cAn anti-tank mine and explosive material were found on the railway line near Rabi Pul,\u201d said a statement by Nasirabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Asadullah Nasir.<\/p>\n \u201cA suspected IED (improvised explosive device) was neutralised as the police, FC and Special Branch took timely action,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n The recovered items included half a kilogramme of explosive material, petrol and an iron rod, according to SSP Nasir. The items were handed over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for further investigation.<\/p>\n Railway tracks are a frequent target of terrorists, with the Jaffar Express coming under attack several times over the past year.<\/p>\n Most recently, on Monday night, a blast on the railway track linking Sindh to Balochistan derailed four bogies<\/a> of the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express train coming from Peshawar and damaged the track.<\/p>\n The Jaffar Express had also escaped attacks in Nasirabad in October <\/a>and November<\/a> last year. Similar attempts also occurred during the two months in Kachhi<\/a> and Sindh\u2019s Shikarpur<\/a> district.<\/p>\n President Asif Ali Zardari commended the army and law enforcement agencies\u2019 (LEAs) professional expertise for foiling \u201cinfiltration attempts by Fitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> terrorists at multiple locations\u201d.<\/p>\n In a statement, he also paid tribute to the \u201csecurity personnel and innocent civilians who embraced martyrdom during the actions\u201d, and prayed for their high ranks.<\/p>\n \u201cOur commitment is not to make any compromise on Balochistan\u2019s peace, civilians\u2019 protection, and national unity,\u201d Zardari affirmed.<\/p>\n He asserted that the state will continue its operations against \u201cenemy elements operating under external backing and their facilitators with full force and unity\u201d.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for foiling malicious attempts by Fitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> to disrupt peace in Balochistan, state-run APP<\/em> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n The premier professional competence and bravery of the security forces for thwarting \u201ccoordinated attacks at 12 locations across Quetta, Noshki, Dalbandin, Pasni and Gwadar\u201d.<\/p>\n He noted that 37 terrorists were neutralised during the operations, dealing a \u201cmajor blow\u201d to militant networks operating in the region.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n PM Shehbaz also lauded the personnel for \u201cneutralising 88 leading terrorists, backed by India, in various intelligence-based operations carried out over the past 48 hours, terming it a significant success in the ongoing fight against terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n He paid homage to the 10 valiant security personnel who embraced martyrdom during the operations, sacrificing their lives while giving precedence to protecting the homeland over their own safety.<\/p>\n \u201cThe entire nation, including myself, is proud of its martyrs,\u201d the prime minister said, adding that the officers and personnel of the security forces were performing their duties with exemplary courage and selflessness.<\/p>\n Reaffirming the government\u2019s resolve, PM Shehbaz stated that the war against terrorism would continue until its complete eradication from the country.<\/p>\n Balochistan Planning Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi strongly condemned the \u201cdamage to public properties and terrorising citizens by a handful of terrorists\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBalochistan will not be held hostage by these perpetrators of violence. With public support, LEAs have foiled terrorist designs,\u201d he said on X.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Buledi further said that Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti \u201ccut short his Islamabad engagements, including a meeting with the World Bank President & returned to Quetta immediately to resume official work at the CM House\u201d.<\/p>\n The British High Commission also condemned the attacks.<\/p>\n \u201cOur thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives and all those affected. We stand with Pakistan in rejecting terrorism and in our shared commitment to peace and security,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The proscribed<\/u><\/a> BLA has carried out frequent attacks in Balochistan, specifically targeting security forces and LEAs.<\/p>\n In August 2025, the United States also designated<\/a> the BLA and its Majeed Brigade squad as foreign terrorist organisations.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, CTD said six proclaimed offenders<\/a> affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during an operation in Pishin.<\/p>\n On January 5, an IED attack in Panjgur killed one person<\/a> and injured 16 others.<\/p>\n Despite record militant deaths<\/a>, Pakistan saw a sharp escalation in militant violence in 2025, with terrorist attacks rising by 34 per cent<\/a> and terrorism-related fatalities increasing by 21pc year-on-year, according to data released by the Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies.<\/p>\n As many as 699 terrorist attacks were recorded countrywide during the year.<\/p>\n In early December, security forces carried out a two-day operation<\/a> against militants who attacked<\/a> the brigade headquarters of Frontier Corps in Chagai district\u2019s Nokundi area.<\/p>\n The same day the FC headquarters was targeted as a suicide bomber detonated himself at its main gate, armed terrorists also launched an attack<\/a> on an FC checkpost in Panjgur district\u2019s Gurmakan area.<\/p>\n On November 24, three personnel were martyred<\/a> and 12 sustained injuries in a suicide attack<\/a> on the FC headquarters in Peshawar.<\/p>\n This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation evolves. Initial reports in the media can sometimes be inaccurate. We will strive to ensure timeliness and accuracy by relying on credible sources, such as concerned, qualified authorities and our staff reporters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Emergency imposed in hospitals<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Resolve to fight terror till its \u2018complete eradication\u2019<\/h2>\n
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