Terrorism: Review

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Ghazi sb,

July 2026 has been a terrible month from internal security perspective. But looks like the LEAs have tightened and so far it is the terrorists who have taken a heavy beating in August.

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Thursday’s operations are the latest in a string of actions being taken as Balochistan continues to grapple with security challenges.

On Tuesday, more than nine terrorists were killed in an IBO in Ziarat, Harnai and Surab under Operation Raddul Fitna 3. On Monday, two terrorists were killed and three others were injured in an IBO in the Killi Zaik area of Balochistan.

According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies’ (PICSS) monthly security assessment released on July 31, the security situation deteriorated most significantly in Balochistan in the country last month.

The overall death toll increased by 241pc in Balochistan, from 109 in June to 372 in July, the report said.

 

[ghazi52]

49 terrorists killed in IBOs in KP, Balochistan: ISPR​

News Desk
August 21, 2026

Security forces have eliminated 49 terrorists in separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the military’s media wing said on Friday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “over the last few days, security forces conducted a series of high-tempo joint intelligence-driven operations along with police, as part of relentless counter-terrorism campaign aimed at eliminating Indian proxies, Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan”.

The state uses the term Fitna al-Khawarij for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and refers to designated Balochistan-based groups as Fitna al-Hindustan to highlight India’s role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.

ISPR said that the operations resulted in “major successes, inflicting significant blows to the terrorist networks” with the elimination of 49 terrorists.

In KP, at least 12 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij were killed in Bannu, North Waziristan, Orakzai and Khyber districts in “high-tempo” intelligence-based operations.

ISPR added that explosives, IED detonating remotes, weapons, ammunition and motorcycles were recovered from the slain terrorists and subsequently destroyed.

While in Balochistan, ISPR said 37 terrorists of the Fitna al-Hindustan were eliminated in ten IBOs in Mastung, Mach, Khuzdar, and Panjgur districts.

“A significant quantity of weapons, explosive drums and remote detonation equipment were seized and destroyed,” it added.

ISPR said that security forces remained “resolute and unwavering” in defending the nation’s frontiers.

 

[ghazi52]

On August 12, security forces eliminated 18 terrorists in Balochistan’s Surab district while on Aug 9, 15 terrorists were killed in multiple IBOs in several areas of Balochistan. Two days before that, the military’s media affairs wing said that 10 terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in KP.

According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, an Islamabad-based think tank, violence linked to terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations intensified sharply in July, making it the deadliest month of 2026, with 112 security personnel among 205 people killed.

According to the report, the security situation deteriorated most significantly in Balochistan, where the overall death toll increased by 241 per cent, from 109 in June to 372 in July, followed closely by mainland KP, which recorded 154 deaths in July, compared with 75 in June, representing an increase of 105pc.