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Pakistani security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in Balochistan's Khuzdar and Kharan regions, eliminating a total of 17 to 25 terrorists. These operations targeted militant hideouts, with reports indicating 10 to 15 terrorists killed in Khuzdar and seven in Kharan.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for a major suicide attack on an ISIS-K commander's compound in Khuzdar. The operation reportedly targeted a meeting coordinating efforts against the Baloch political movement, killing 34 operatives including members of ISIS and LeT.
Baloch leader Mir Shafiq Mengal survived a significant attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on his residence in Khuzdar, with security forces securing the area for investigation.
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has jolted Khuzdar in Pakistan's Balochistan province, with local officials confirming no loss of life or property.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of KP on Friday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. The earthquake struck at 6:09pm at a depth of 101 kilometres, with its epicentre located in the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the department said. According to DawnNewsTV, tremors were felt in Shangla, Swat, Mardan, Swabi and Nowshera. In Shangla, tremors were felt at the time of iftar, prompting people to rush out of their homes. No casualties or damages have been reported from the district. Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates — the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian — which create five seismic zones under the country. The intersection of multiple fault lines means that tectonic movements remain a frequent occurrence in the region. Earlier this week, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded 86km northeast of Balochistan’s Khuzdar. Last month, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolted parts of Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan, Peshawar and adjacent areas of KP. The same month, another 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of the country. Tremors were felt in Islamabad and parts of KP. Additional input by Umar Bacha.
Security sources report that 10 India-backed terrorists were killed in Khuzdar, Balochistan.
Quetta has been divided into two districts as part of a significant administrative revamp, which also abolished the Kalat Division and replaced it with Khuzdar and Lasbela divisions.
The Balochistan government informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that holding a by-election for NA-256 Khuzdar is currently not possible due to the prevailing law and order situation.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Wednesday said security agencies arrested a “would-be” female suicide bomber in Khuzdar, with the use of “human intelligence”. Addressing a press conference in Quetta, alongside the alleged “would-be” suicide bomber, the chief minister said that terrorist groups in Balochistan were “exploiting” Baloch women. The young woman — identified as Laiba — narrating her ordeal, said she was “brain-washed” into becoming a suicide bomber by a Tehreek-i-Taliba...
Pakistani security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Khuzdar, killing four terrorists and destroying two explosives-laden vehicles. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the forces, vowing to thwart all attempts to spread terrorism.
A suicide attack on a PPP leader's residence in Khuzdar resulted in 14 deaths, including five martyred police officers, with retaliatory fire killing five terrorists.
A moderate earthquake has been reported in the Khuzdar region.
QUETTA: Armed men abducted 14 workers of a construction company working on a government project and at a crushing plant at two different places in Khuzdar and Barkhan districts of Balochistan, police said on Sunday. A senior police officer said the armed men barged into the construction company’s camp in Mula area, some 60 km from Khuzdar, and kidnapped 11 workers including a project manager. “Six labourers belonged to Sindh province who were working with the company while five others are r...