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Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
Pakistani forces used helicopters and drones to reclaim Nushki after a three-day siege by Baloch Liberation Army insurgents, with 58 militants reported dead in the town alone.
- Security forces reported that since Saturday more than 250 people have been killed in coordinated attacks across Balochistan province, with clashes still reported in some districts.
- The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for attacks amid a decades-long separatist insurgency, targeting military and civil sites, and intensifying assaults on non-local Pakistanis and foreign energy firms.
- The military’s media wing reported that initial clearance operations killed 92 terrorists, while 15 security personnel and 18 civilians died in the Saturday attacks.
- International bodies reacted as the National Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an 'aggressive' response while the UNSC condemned the January 31, 2026 attacks as 'heinous and cowardly'.
- Areas hit included Gwadar port, linked to Chinese projects, and China condemned the violence while other countries also expressed solidarity with Pakistan.
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In the desert province of Baluchistan, violence has been increasing for years. Now terrorists have carried out a complex series of attacks, but they also pay a high price.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Days after BLA offensive, Pakistan deploys helicopters & drones to retake Balochistan town
Days after coordinated attacks by Baloch insurgents, Pakistani officials claimed to have retaken Nushki town with helicopter and drone support. Officials also said that insurgents had advanced at one point to within 1 kilometre of the Chief Minister's Office.
·Mumbai, India
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Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
Pakistan's security forces used drones and helicopters to wrest control of a southwestern town from separatist insurgents after a three-day battle, police said on Wednesday, as the death toll in the weekend's violence rose to 58.
·United Kingdom
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