Pakistan forces kill 109 militants in Balochistan

Pakistani security forces have killed at least 109 militants in a series of counter-terrorism operations across Balochistan province over the past week, according to official statements. The most recent figures, provided by defense officials on Sunday, July 12, 2026, indicate that 71 of those deaths occurred during a specific offensive, Operation Shaban, which began on July 7.

The operation was launched in response to a major attack on a police post at the Mangi Dam pumping station in the Quetta district on July 5. Officials stated that 27 police personnel were killed in that initial assault. Subsequent reports clarified that militants had first killed nine officers at the checkpoint and abducted 18 others, later executing the hostages in the Zarghoon Gar mountainous area.

Operation Shaban is a joint effort involving the Pakistan Army, the paramilitary Frontier Corps, and Balochistan Police, targeting militant hideouts in remote and mountainous regions through coordinated ground and aerial assaults. Security sources reported that a large cache of weapons, including M4 rifles, submachine guns, and rocket launchers, was recovered from eliminated militants. Officials have...