At least seven terrorists linked to the India-backed terror outfit, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), the Indian proxy that the state has officially declared as Fitna al-Hindustan and an FTO as designated by the United States, were killed and 10 others injured in an ongoing security operation in the Zehri area of Khuzdar district, Balochistan, security sources said Tuesday.
According to officials, the operation was launched following credible intelligence about militant presence in the mountainous belt near Zehri, where the group had been intimidating locals and planning sabotage activities. Ground troops backed by helicopters have been deployed to clear the area.
Security forces have so far recovered prepared improvised explosive devices (IEDs), transmitters, U.S.-made automatic weapons, grenades, ammunition, and motorcycles from the slain fighters. A large IED planted on the main bridge of Badokasht was also successfully defused. Officials added that the militants were actively involved in terror plots across Balochistan on directives from India, and reaffirmed that operations will continue until Fitna al-Hindustan is completely dismantled.
Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber struck the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan headquarters on Zarghooni Road in Quetta, martyring several FC personnel and injuring others. Security officials confirmed that five terrorists were killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, preventing further casualties.
The latest incidents come just days after a major clearance operation on September 27 in Zehri, Khuzdar district, where Pakistani special forces and paramilitary units killed 13 militants and dismantled what authorities described as key safe havens of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF). That joint action, led by the Special Services Group (SSG), Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies, employed drone surveillance and coordinated raids across a 13-kilometre stretch. One soldier was martyred and two others wounded during the action, which officials said struck at the “roots” of militant networks threatening stability in Balochistan.
