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Pakistan Military Kills 41 Insurgents in Balochistan Raids

1/30/2026

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The Pakistan military said it killed 41 insurgents in Balochistan during two Thursday raids, with 30 killed in Harnai and 11 in Panjgur.
The military linked the militants to India, saying they were part of the banned Pakistan Taliban and involved in recent violence.
Ammunition and cash from a bank robbery were recovered during the operations.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed support for the military's operations.
Ongoing sanitization operations aim to eliminate remaining militants amid rising violence attributed to separatist groups.

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The Pakistan military said it killed 41 insurgents in Balochistan during two Thursday raids, with 30 killed in Harnai and 11 in Panjgur.
The military linked the militants to India, saying they were part of the banned Pakistan Taliban and involved in recent violence.
Ammunition and cash from a bank robbery were recovered during the operations.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed support for the military's operations.
Ongoing sanitization operations aim to eliminate remaining militants amid rising violence attributed to separatist groups.