ISLAMABAD: Pakistan security forces killed eight more terrorists during the ongoing Operation Shaban in Balochistan, while the total number of terrorists killed in intelligence-based counterterrorism operations across the province since July 5 has reached 117, security sources said on Monday.
The total number of terrorists killed in the Operation Shaban has reached 79, security sources said.
The operation is being jointly carried out by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, and Balochistan Police following the terrorist attack in the Mangi Dam area, in which several cops were martyred on July 7.
As a result of effective operations, terrorists were forced to flee from their hideouts. A large quantity of arms, ammunition and other equipment were recovered from the hideouts of terrorists.
The Joint Operation Shaban of #PakistanArmy, #FC #Balochistan and Police is continuing in #Balochistan@OfficialDGISPR @DGPR_PAF #RadioPakistan #News https://t.co/LRGXmt5PCu pic.twitter.com/kfGCi0yLXp
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) July 13, 2026
Air and ground operations against Fitna-al-Khawarij — a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group — were ongoing, security sources said.
According to security sources, the total number of terrorists killed during Operation Shaban and other intelligence-based operations carried out since July 5 in Balochistan had reached 117.
Separately, a statement shared on the interior ministry’s X account said Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi commended the army, Balochistan FC, and police for killing five more terrorists.
“He commended the professional capabilities of the security forces in carrying out effective ground and aerial operations,” the statement added.
وزیرداخلہ محسن نقوی نے
دہشت گردوں کے خلاف مؤثر زمینی اور فضائی کارروائیوں پر سیکیورٹی فورسز کی پیشہ ورانہ صلاحیتوں کو سراہا
وطنِ عزیز سے فتنہ الہندوستان کے دہشتگردوں کے مکمل خاتمے تک جنگ جاری رہے گی۔
بلوچستان کا امن تباہ کرنے والے عبرت کا نشان بن رہے ہیں۔— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) July 13, 2026
Naqvi said those seeking to undermine peace in Balochistan were being brought to justice and asserted that the entire nation stood firmly alongside the country’s security forces in the fight against terrorism.
“Those responsible for shedding the blood of innocent people in Balochistan deserve no leniency,” he said.
Prime Minister Sharif vows to end terrorism
On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the country’s civil and military leadership had taken a “mutual and singular decision” to end terrorism after multiple major terrorist incidents in Balochistan.
PM Sharif made the remarks at a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee on the National Action Plan in Quetta, with Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir also present.
Chairing the meeting, PM Sharif said, “One thing is decided: it is a mutual and singular decision of the civil and military leadership that we must end terrorism collectively.”
The meeting was held a day after Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry shared during a press conference that at least 42 people — four civilians, 27 policemen and 11 security personnel — have lost their lives in terrorist attacks and subsequent operations in Balochistan since July 5.
Pakistan witnessed a surge in terror activities, particularly in its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban came into power.
In response, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, targeting terrorist hideouts across the border.
Despite several rounds of talks, both countries have been unable to reach an agreement, largely due to the Afghan Taliban regime’s reluctance to take action against terrorist outfits.
