ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police killed five terrorists during a counter-terrorism operation in the Pishin district of southwestern Balochistan province on Monday.
According to a statement, during the operation conducted by Balochistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), including a terrorist ring leader, Sanaullah Agha, and his two brothers were also among those killed.
The police recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition, rockets, and hand grenades from their possession.
In the operation, 10 officers were also injured while clearance and search operations were conducted in the area.
A statement issued by the Balochistan Police Spokesperson said that at around 8 am on Monday morning, a CTD Quetta team raided the house of the declared and wanted terrorist Sanaullah Agha and his brothers to arrest them, but the wanted terrorist, instead of being arrested, started firing on the police.
“Despite repeated announcements by the police to arrest them, the terrorist continued firing on the CTD officials using more modern weapons, as a result of which 10 CTD officials were injured,” it said.
According to the statement, the terrorist, along with his companions, fled in an injured state due to the return fire of the CTD personnel.
Later, the CTD completed the operation and killed five terrorists, including Sanaullah Agha, wanted in terrorism and other serious cases.
According to the CTD, the slain terrorists were wanted in several terrorism cases.
After the incident, during the clearance and search operation in the area, rocket launchers, SMGs, hand grenades, magazines, and other ammunition were recovered from the possession of the terrorists.
According to the spokesperson, legal action will continue without discrimination to uphold the writ of law.
It should be noted that a special campaign is being launched by the Balochistan Police against the declared and wanted terrorists.
After the success of the operation, the residents of Pishin district, especially Kali Karbala, expressed satisfaction over the killing of the declared and wanted terrorists and said that peace has returned to the area.
On Sunday, Pakistan military’s media wing, ISPR, stated that security forces killed three “Indian-sponsored terrorists” during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Panjgur district.
According to ISPR, among the killed was a local terrorist commander, Farooq alias Soro.
In 2025, Pakistan saw a sharp rise in militancy, with terrorist attacks rising by 34 percent and terrorism-related fatalities increasing by 21 percent year on year, according to a report released by the Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies.
Earlier this month, four terrorists were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Kalat district.
