US EditionPakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
Pakistani forces killed 197 militants and regained control after coordinated attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army that left 58 security personnel and civilians dead, officials said.
- 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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