Security forces killed three terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hirstan during an operation in Gwadar, Balochistan. The military and police foiled an attempt to strike an unoccupied construction company camp in the same region.
Three additional terrorists were surrounded by security units during the ongoing offensive. A separate operation targeted militants hiding in a local hotel situated near the Gwadar Highway.
Four more terrorists were surrounded in a different attempted attack. The Gwadar general officer commanding personally led the ground operations.
Data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) shows that attacks in Pakistan rose to 2,425 in 2025. The number of incidents in the country was 658 in 2022.
TTP attacks increased to 838 in 2025, up from 118 in 2022, according to ACLED. Twenty trainee police personnel were abducted last week while travelling between Kalat and Mastung in Balochistan.
The kidnapped group included eight from Kharan, five from Nushki, four from Chagai, and three from Washuk. At least 30 people, including 27 police personnel, were martyred in an ambush in the Kach Mangi Phase III area of Ziarat in July 2026.
