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<p>Security forces killed a terrorist commander during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Qila Saifullah, state-run <em>Radio Pakistan</em> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.radio.gov.pk/25-10-2026/security-forces-kill-terrorist-commander-in-qilla-saifullah">reported</a> on Sunday, citin

<p>Security forces killed a terrorist commander during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Qila Saifullah, state-run <em>Radio Pakistan</em> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.radio.gov.pk/25-10-2026/security-forces-kill-terrorist-commander-in-qilla-saifullah">reported</a> on Sunday.</p> <

<p>QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti claimed that no-go areas did not exist in the restive province and that lawmakers regularly visited their constituencies to attend public events.</p> <p>Speaking at an open court during his visit to North Dera Bugti on Saturday, the CM said the government had taken concrete steps to ensure there were no no-

<p>KHUZDAR: At least 12 passengers were killed and around two dozen injured when a minibus and a passenger coach collided head-on near Zero Point in Uthal on the Quetta-Karachi Highway in Balochistan on Friday, police said.</p> <p>According to police, the coach was travelling from Gwadar to Karachi, while the minibus was heading from Bela to Karachi.</p> <p>

Violence is on the rise in Iran's border region with Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Iran war could shift the strategic balance for militant groups operating in the area.

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<p>• Insists 18 laws enacted, 17 institutions set up under security plans<br /> • Officials claim 60,000 operations conducted, 1,100 terrorists killed</p> <p>QUETTA: The Balochistan government has passed 18 laws, established 17 institutions and departments and spent more than Rs14 billion on counterterrorism measures under the National Action Plan, Counterte