{"id":10369,"date":"2026-08-10T13:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=10369"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:05:33","slug":"five-india-backed-terrorists-killed-during-ibo-in-balochistans-panjgur-security-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=10369","title":{"rendered":"Five India-backed terrorists killed during IBO in Balochistan&#8217;s Panjgur: security sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Forces recovered machine guns and ammunition: security sources.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clearance operation continues against remaining militants in area.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security czar praises forces&#8217; professionalism after successful IBO.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD: Security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Sarkini and Chedgi areas of Panjgur district in Balochistan under Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3 and killed five terrorists, including a key militant commander, security sources said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation targeted members of Fitna al-Hindustan and resulted in the killing of five terrorists, including the group&#8217;s commander Wazir, son of Jamal, the sources added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security forces also recovered four motorcycles, machine guns, heavy weapons and a cache of ammunition from the possession of the slain terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The killed militants were involved in robbery, extortion, kidnapping and terrorist activities targeting traders and civilians in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clearance operation is underway to eliminate any remaining Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists in the vicinity, the security sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised security forces for carrying out a successful IBO in Panjgur, Balochistan, and commended their professionalism after five terrorists were killed during the raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the interior minister said that the security forces had once again demonstrated their resolve in the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the country&#8217;s courageous troops were continuing efforts to eliminate terrorists from Balochistan and restore lasting peace in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naqvi said the entire nation stood united against terrorism and remained firmly alongside the security forces in the fight against militant elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister reiterated the government&#8217;s commitment to supporting security forces in their efforts to eradicate terrorism from the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day ago, security forces eliminated 15 India-backed terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij during a series of IBOs conducted under Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3 across multiple districts of Balochistan, including Mastung, Bolan, Washuk, Awaran, Sibi, Khuzdar, Harnai and Nushki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan witnessed a surge in terror activities, particularly in its KP and Balochistan provinces, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban came into power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a report by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), the two provinces remained the country&#8217;s main hotspots for violence during the second quarter of 2026, with KP emerging as the worst-affected region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report stated that KP and Balochistan together accounted for nearly 96% of all violence-related fatalities recorded during the quarter. Of the total deaths, more than 61% (475) were reported in KP, while Balochistan accounted for 34% (265).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KP also recorded the highest number of violent incidents, with 151 cases, representing 57% of the nationwide total. Balochistan followed with 94 incidents, or 35%, underscoring the concentration of militant activity in the two provinces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Sarkini and Chedgi areas of Panjgur district in Balochistan under Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3 and killed..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088.jpg",811,463,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088-768x438.jpg",768,438,true],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088.jpg",811,463,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088.jpg",811,463,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-2026-08-10T180459.088.jpg",811,463,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10372,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10369\/revisions\/10372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}