"Pakistani security forces have killed at least 145 fighters in the restive Balochistan province in a manhunt launched after a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks that left nearly 50 people dead. The announcement on Sunday came a day after the attacks, which began early on Saturday at multiple locations across southwestern Balochistan and left 31 civilians, including five women, and 17 security personnel dead."
"Sarfraz Bugti, the provincial chief minister, told reporters in Quetta that troops and police officers responded swiftly to the attacks, killing 145 members of Fitna al-Hindustan, a phrase the government uses for the BLA. The number of fighters killed over the past two days was the highest in decades, he said. The bodies of these 145 killed terrorists are in our custody, and some of them are Afghan nationals, Bugti said."
Coordinated gun and bomb attacks across southwestern Balochistan began early Saturday, killing 31 civilians—including five women—and 17 security personnel. Security forces conducted a manhunt that killed at least 145 fighters over two days, with authorities holding the bodies and saying some were Afghan nationals. The banned Balochistan Liberation Army claimed the assault. Authorities imposed months-long security measures across the province, banning public gatherings, demonstrations, limiting traffic movement and prohibiting face coverings that conceal identity. Provincial officials accused Afghan and Indian backing for the assailants, while both Kabul and New Delhi denied the allegations.
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