The security forces eliminated two terrorists “backed by India” after an attack against government offices in the Mastung district of Baluchistan who killed a teenager and wounded another seven on Tuesday.
Baluchistan terrorists, previously involved in a low -level insurgency, have recently intensified their attacks. The forbidden Baluchistan Liberation Army (BL) emerged as a key author of terrorist violence in Pakistan in 2024.
“Two terrorists were killed while three others were injured in an intense fire exchange between security forces and terrorists,” said Baluchistan spokesman Shahid Rind, in a statement.
“Fitna to Hindustan He attacked Tehsil’s office, government offices and a bank. A 16 -year -old boy died while seven individuals were injured by the dismissal of the terrorists, “said the statement.
The term “Fitna to Hindustan“It is a new aquatic phrase by Pakistan’s army, intended to frame the supposed role of India in terrorism as a deliberate destabilization strategy, potentially to galvanize domestic support.
“The Border Police, the Department of Contra-terrorism and the taxes immediately cordoned off the area, crushing the terrorists,” said Rind. He added an intense fire exchange after the security forces “surrounded” the terrorists, he added.
Mastung’s attached commissioner, Athar Abbas Raja, also confirmed the attack on Dawn.comAdding: “Strong shots and explosions [were] Listened to the small town around 11 am
The action against the perpetrators was ongoing while an “organized” authorization operation was also underway at the site of the incident, according to the Government Declaration.
He added that search efforts also began to track the facilitators of the attackers. The operation to “protect citizens and arrest the terrorists” was based on the intelligence contribution, Rind said.
“The immediate response of security forces was effective in preventing greater loss of lives,” said the government official.
In terrorism
The militant groups could not significantly increase their activities in the country last month, according to data published by the Institute of Conflicts and Security Studies of Pakistan, which registered 85 attacks in May compared to 81 in April.
In one of the main recent attacks, a school bus in Khuzdar de Baluchistan was attacked on May 21, leaving eight children among 10 dead.
In April, three police officers were martyred and at least another 16 were injured as an explosion attacked to a Baluchistan police vehicle on the Dasht road in Mastung.
Last month, the security forces killed two “Indian sponsored terrorists” in the Duki district of Baluchistan and two others in Kachhi.
On June 18, a man and a woman were shot dead when the unknown gunmen opened fire in the survey area, a town on the outskirts of the city of Mastung. Another woman and a child sitting in the car were injured in the shot.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the forbidden Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan finished his high fire with the government in November 2022.
The country took second place in the 2025 global terrorism index, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks that increased by 45 percent during the last year to 1,081.
Additional contributions from Salem Shahid
