ISPR Vows Nationwide Pursuit of Terrorist Elements in Balochistan

ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry is addressing a press conference.

The briefing comes amid ongoing security concerns, especially in Balochistan.

He said he would provide details of recent terrorist incidents in Balochistan and explain their background.

He noted that three major terrorist incidents have occurred in the past four days.

The first incident took place on July 4‑5 in Hanna Urak, when Fitna‑al‑Khawarij militants attacked local residents. Residents defended themselves bravely, forcing the militants, who are linked to an Indian‑backed proxy group, to retreat.

The government refers to these groups as Fitna‑al‑Khawarij, a designation for the banned Tehreek‑i‑Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates.

Four civilians were killed and six were injured in that attack.

The second incident involved a multidirectional assault by FAK militants on a police checkpoint guarding Pumping Station No. 3 of Mangi Dam in Ziarat.

The engagement resulted in the deaths of 15 militants and nine policemen.

ISPR noted that army and Frontier Corps reinforcements were quickly deployed, but the militants captured the remaining police officials as hostages before troops arrived.

When forces arrived, at least 15 militants were confirmed dead, all of them local.

He recalled that Frontier Corps, army and other law‑enforcement agencies continued to engage and surround the militants.

He emphasized the need to avoid aerial assets to prevent collateral damage, as the militants had taken civilians hostage, and said the operation in Ziarat’s mountains has been ongoing since July 6.

Earlier this week, a terrorist attack in Ziarat killed nine policemen, including two station house officers, and a subsequent clearance operation eliminated fifteen militants.

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