Overview
- ISPR stated that 133 militants were killed over two days after assaults across Quetta, Noshki, Dalbandin, Pasni and Gwadar, with pursuit operations continuing.
- Official casualty figures for civilians and security personnel differ across statements, with ISPR citing 18 civilians and 15 personnel killed while Balochistan’s chief minister later referenced higher numbers.
- Counter-terrorism police reported a separate Saryab raid that killed four suspects and recovered weapons, grenades and proscribed-group literature.
- The prime minister and senior ministers praised security forces and pledged to press the campaign against terrorism until it is eliminated.
- Interior officials publicly accused India of planning the attacks, with Mohsin Naqvi vowing to expose the networks and Talal Chaudhry saying Pakistan has shared evidence internationally; separately, Punjab’s ICB urged action over police torture in the Bhati Gate case, and Pakistan U19 lost wicketkeeper Mohammad Shayan to a nose fracture at the World Cup.