Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Sixteen Militants Killed in Multiple Operations Across Pakistan’s Balochistan
Pakistani security forces said they killed 16 militants in three parts of Balochistan.
Nine were killed after an alleged attack on a security post in Mastung.
Two others were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Turbat.
Police said they killed five attackers near Quetta after they targeted a police station.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered in several of the operations.
Separately, two policemen protecting polio workers were shot dead in Nushki.
The vaccination workers were not hurt.
No one has claimed responsibility for that shooting.
Officials said the government will continue its polio vaccination campaign.
Sixteen militants were reportedly killed in operations across Mastung, Turbat and Quetta districts.
Nine militants died after allegedly attacking a security post in Mastung’s Kanak Valley.
Security forces killed two militants during an intelligence-based operation in Turbat’s Jausak area.
Police killed five motorcycle-borne militants who attacked the Aghbarg police station near Quetta.
Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nushki district.
- Who
- Pakistani security forces and police, militants, and two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team were involved.
- What
- Sixteen militants were reported killed in three operations, while two policemen were killed in a separate shooting.
- When
- The militant operations occurred on Wednesday; the two policemen were shot on Tuesday.
- Where
- The operations occurred in Mastung, Turbat and Quetta districts, while the police shooting occurred in Nushki district, Balochistan.
- Why
- The militants allegedly attacked a security post and a police station; the motive for the Nushki shooting was not established, and no group claimed responsibility.
- Reported militant deaths
- 16
- Operation locations
- Mastung, Turbat and Quetta districts
- Mastung casualties
- Nine militants killed; one security personnel injured
- Turbat casualties
- Two militants killed in Jausak
- Quetta incident
- Five militants killed after an attack on Aghbarg police station
- Separate police attack
- Two policemen killed while guarding polio workers in Nushki
- Polio campaign
- The week-long campaign aims to vaccinate more than 31 million children across Pakistan