Pakistan has announced that the number of militants neutralized in operations carried out in the Balochistan province since January 31 has reached 197.
Elchi.az reports that Pakistani security forces continue their operations in Balochistan.
Officials stated that the number of militants neutralized in operations carried out since January 31 has reached 197.
Officials noted that there were also casualties among civilians and security forces in clashes during the operations, but did not provide information on the number or identities of the casualties.
Pakistan’s Terrorism Problem
Armed attacks in Pakistan are particularly concentrated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, which border Afghanistan. In both provinces, armed groups claiming to defend the rights of the Pashtun and Baloch ethnic groups carry out attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians. Islamabad claims that the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) is based in Afghanistan and organizes its attacks from there, while the Afghan government denies these claims. In Balochistan, the attacks of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) are noteworthy. The BLA wants the Balochistan province to secede from Pakistan and for the region to be governed by the Baloch people.
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