Pakistan Security Forces Kill 74 Militants in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operations, Military Says on November 13
Pakistan's military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said on November 13 that security forces had killed 74 militants in a series of intelligence-based operations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The military said a clearance operation in the Kurram area of Quetta district in Balochistan had been under way since November 3, with 31 militants killed in several engagements and weapons, ammunition and explosives recovered from hideouts.
The military said 43 more militants were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the previous 48 hours, with 35 killed in the Mir Ali area and eight in Orakzai.
The military described the fighters as members of foreign-sponsored groups and said clearance operations were continuing in both provinces under Azm-e-Istehkam, a national initiative approved by the Federal Apex Committee.
President Asif Ali Zardari said in a statement that the operations reflected national resolve and professional capabilities.
The Centre for Research and Security Studies has reported that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan together accounted for nearly 96 percent of violence-related fatalities in the second quarter of 2026.
Source: Pakistan Armed Forces
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Photo: 图：巴基斯坦俾路支省首府奎达市区（资料图），军方清剿行动在奎达地区持续。Najamuddin Shahwani，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province (file photo); clearance operations continued in the Quetta area. By Najamuddin Shahwani, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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