News Desk
July 25, 2026
Security forces conduct an intelligence-based operation, dubbed "Operation Al-Azm", in the Khad Kocha area of Mastung on July 25, 2026. — screengrab via X/RadioPakistan
Security forces have killed three more terrorists in an ongoing intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Khad Kocha area of Balochistan’s Mastung district, state-run
Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday, citing security sources.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in a statement commending the security forces, also confirmed the development. The security
operation, conducted under an
indefinite curfew, was launched after a shooting on a Karachi-bound coach coming from Quetta claimed three lives and injured five others on Wednesday.
On Saturday,
Radio Pakistan quoted security sources as saying that
“Fitna al-Hindustan has suffered further losses” in the IBO, which has been dubbed Operation Al-Azm.
The government uses the term “
Fitna al-Hindustan” for Balochistan-based groups to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.
“The number of terrorists killed so far during Operation Al-Azm has reached 13,”
Radio Pakistan reported.
Six of these had been killed on Thursday and
another four were eliminated a day ago.