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Pakistan's information forces person killed astir 200 separatist insurgents successful southwestern Balochistan province since they launched a question of attacks implicit the weekend, a information authoritative said Wednesday (February 4, 2026), taking the wide decease toll past 250.
Fighting has continued betwixt authorities forces and the militants pursuing the coordinated attacks, with sporadic clashes inactive taking spot successful immoderate districts aft gunmen stormed banks, jails, constabulary stations and subject installations.
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Pakistan has been battling a Baloch separatist insurgency for decades, with predominant equipped attacks connected information forces, overseas nationals and non-local Pakistanis successful the mineral-rich state bordering Afghanistan and Iran.
A elder official, who spoke connected information of anonymity, told AFP connected Wednesday (February 4) that "197 terrorists person been killed successful the ongoing counter-terrorism operations".
He added that astatine slightest 36 civilians and 22 information unit were killed during the coordinated attacks successful restive Balochistan.
The Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfraz Bugti, told a quality league successful the provincial superior Quetta connected Sunday (February 1) that each the districts nether onslaught were cleared.
"We are chasing them, we volition not fto them spell truthful easily," helium said.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the province's astir progressive militant separatist group, claimed work for the attacks successful a connection sent to AFP.
The group, which the United States has designated a violent organisation, said it had targeted subject installations arsenic good arsenic constabulary and civilian medication officials successful weapon attacks and termination bombings.
The BLA has intensified attacks connected Pakistanis from different provinces moving successful the portion successful caller years, arsenic good arsenic overseas vigor firms.
Last year, the separatists attacked a bid with 450 passengers connected board, sparking a deadly two-day siege. The United Nations connected Tuesday (February 3) called the caller attacks "heinous and cowardly".
A Security Council spokesperson said members "expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the authorities and the radical of Pakistan", a connection said.
Funerals of immoderate of the victims are owed to instrumentality spot connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) afternoon.
