Overview
- Officials report two intelligence-based operations on Feb. 18, with engagements in Quetta’s Darakhshan area and Barkhan.
- Eight suspects were killed in Quetta, where three CTD personnel were wounded and later reported in stable condition.
- Six suspects were killed in Barkhan, and authorities said no security personnel were hurt in that encounter.
- The CTD says it seized weapons, ammunition, grenades and explosives, and it labeled the groups as Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan, terms officials link to the TTP and BLA.
- Security has been tightened and investigations continue, with praise from senior leaders, as a separate News18/ANI report cites claims that some Barkhan dead were previously missing persons, an allegation not confirmed by authorities.