QUETTA: ISPR proclaimed on Thursday (5th Jan, 2026) that Balochistan operation against militants, that commenced on 29th January in Panjgur and Harnai, has concluded.
According to ISPR through planning, intelligence, and joint execution IBOs were carried out that claimed lives of 216 BLA Militants. Their Sleeper Cells were dismantled by means of sustained combing of the area.
ISPR further said that a cache of foreign-origin weapons, ammunition, explosives and equipment had also been recovered during the process. ISPR further told that the operations claimed lives of 36 civilians and 22 soldiers/LEA personnel.
In order to contain BLA onslaughts local government had imposed section 144 in the Province. According to details use of face covering at public places has also been banned. CM Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti who claimed that BLA militants failed to take hostages, according to their plans, as they were stopped from entering the city centre, stated: “We had intelligence reports that this kind of operation was being planned, and as a result of those, we started pre-operations a day before.”
Militants have been attacking civil and military targets in Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan and KP provinces. For instance, miscreants have once again attacked the Jaffar Express train by detonating an IED fitted on the railway track between Sultankot and Jacobabad in the province of Sindh on Monday (26th Jan, 2026) night.
According to details Quetta-bound Jaffar Express train originated from Peshawar. The bomb blast derailed it on the track between Sindh and Balochistan. Fortunately, no deaths or injuries have been reported. Nevertheless, the explosion damaged the track. During 2025 too Jaffar Express had been attacked by outlawed BLA members a number of times.
BLA’s Gul Rehman (aka Ustad Mureed), mastermind of Jaffar Express attack, had been neutralised in Afghanistan on 17th September. BLA, during the attack on the Jaffar Express in the second week of March, blew up train tracks and held over 440 passengers hostage in a day-long standoff with security services in a remote mountain pass in the Bolan district.
While UN SG called for the immediate release of the hostages, US strongly condemned the hijacking of Jaffar Express (en route Quetta to Peshawar) harboring 440 voyagers (including soldiers going back to Peshawar in order to spend remaining Ramazan and Eid-ul-Fitr with their families): “We strongly condemn the attack on the Jaffar Express train and the hostage-taking of passengers in Kacchi, Balochistan claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, a US-Specially Designated Global Terrorist group.
“We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the victims, their families, and all those affected by this horrific act. The Pakistani people deserve to live free from violence and fear. The United States will remain a steadfast partner of Pakistan in its efforts to ensure the safety and security of all its citizens. We stand in solidarity with Pakistan during this difficult time.” Jaffar Express, plying from Peshawar to Quetta on 28th July, collided with a planted bomb near Shikarpur, three coaches derailed, one voyager got injured, due to the resultant blast.
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