The death toll from terror and counter-terror operations in Pakistan’s southwestern region of Balochistan has risen to 227, as of Tuesday, which comprises 177 Baloch terrorists killed by Pakistan’s security forces, 17 Pakistani security personnel killed in the suicide attack and 33 civilians, including women and children, officials said.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, confirmed the “weakened attacks claimed by BLA killed 33 civilians and 17 security forces personnel”.
Operations between security forces and terrorists in the strife-torn Balochistan province have lasted nearly 48 hours since the proscribed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out a series of coordinated attacks on security establishments.
The BLA reportedly deployed two female suicide bombers to first create chaos and then launch subsequent attacks in small groups on Saturday, even as nearly 200 terrorists carried out simultaneous attacks on police stations, civilian homes and security establishments in Balochistan province.
Police, backed by the Pakistani army, have been conducting anti-terror raids in several areas against members of the BLA since early Saturday.
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According to Islamabad’s defence analysts, the scale of terrorist deaths in the past 48 hours is the highest in recent decades.
The latest attacks have drawn massive backlash from the country’s political leadership, including jailed former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
Defence minister Asif ruled out any talks with BLA, saying Pakistan would not hold talks with “terrorists” who killed civilians, including women and children, when they attacked residences of Baloch labourers in the port city of Gwadar on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the country’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, in a statement, hailed the security forces for killing 22 more terrorists, while laying the blame for the attacks on India without offering any evidence of Indian government’s involvement.
The Centre has refuted all such claims and called them baseless.
While attacks in Balochistan have since ceased, train services between the province and the rest of the country remain suspended as of Tuesday.
Earlier, in March 2025, a terrorist attack on a Jaffer Express train carrying hundreds of people led to the deaths of 31. The Pakistani army killed all 33 terrorists linked to BLA, who had been involved in the attack.
The BLA, which is designated as a terrorist organisation in Pakistan, has carried out numerous assaults in recent years, frequently targeting security forces, Chinese interests and infrastructure projects.
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