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Pakistan forces kill 7 militants in Balochistan raid after Quetta bombing

A Pakistani military raid in Balochistan’s Sherani district killed seven militants from separatist groups, following a car bomb in Quetta that killed 10. Authorities allege Indian backing, while insurgency continues nationwide.

October 03, 2025 / 14:13 IST
Balochistan militants killed in raid

A Pakistani security operation this week in Balochistan’s insurgency-affected southwest killed seven militants, the military reported on Friday.

The raid, carried out Wednesday in the remote Sherani district, followed a powerful car bomb in Quetta, the provincial capital, the previous day that killed at least 10 and injured 30.

The military said troops engaged in a shootout with the militants and later recovered weapons, ammunition, and explosives from the site. The statement said the killed men were from “Fitna Al-Khawarij,” a phrase the government uses for the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, or BLA, and other separatist groups.

The military claimed the slain militants had backing from India, though it provided no evidence. Pakistani authorities have long accused New Delhi of supporting separatists in Balochistan as well as Pakistani Taliban fighters — allegations that India denies.

For years, Balochistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by separatist groups, along with attacks by the Pakistani Taliban and the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army. The separatists demand independence from Pakistan’s central government in Islamabad.

Pakistan's security forces have also been carrying out intelligence-based operations in other flashpoint locations across the country, especially the northwest and elsewhere. On Thursday night, a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in the northwestern city of Peshawar, wounding eight people, including four officers, police said.

Peshawar is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.

Associated Press
first published: Oct 3, 2025 02:09 pm

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