Five terrorists were killed during the last phase of Operation Shaban, taking the total number of terrorists killed in the operation and other intelligence-based operations in Balochistan since July 5 to 114, security sources said on Monday.
The joint operation of Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police was launched following the terror attack on Mangi Dam Police Station and is still ongoing, with forces intensifying action against terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij throughout the province.
Terrorists ambushed police personnel deployed in Ziarat’s Kach Mangi Phase III area on Tuesday, leading to hours-long gun battles that left nine police personnel, including two police station officers, dead. The terrorists also kidnapped several civilians and police officers after the attack.
Subsequently, the army launched a series of anti-terror operations across Balochistan.
According to the source, the joint operation continues with air and ground operations against the banned group. Fitna al Khawarij is the term the state uses to refer to terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Sources said Operation Shabaan would continue until “the last terrorist is eliminated.”
A day earlier, security forces killed seven terrorists in Balochistan. Security sources said the terrorists were killed during ongoing air and ground operations.
UN Security Council confirms increase in TTP attacks from Afghanistan
Terrorism has increased significantly in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, in recent days. The rise in terrorist activity has raised growing concerns about the security situation in these regions. In response, security forces have been carrying out intensive operations to counter the threat, targeting terrorist groups.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), in a report published in February, also drew attention to a series of attacks by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Pakistani security forces and projects linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
“On September 16, 2025, the BLA ambushed a Pakistani military convoy patrolling the corridor, killing 32 soldiers. Although Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations restricted the BLA’s operational space, it remained active.”
The report added that some member states reported that the BLA collaborated with the TTP and ISIL-K through training camps and shared resources, coordinating attacks and meetings between commanders. Some Member States assessed that there was no association or growing links between the BLA and Al Qaeda or ISIL.
Read: Four more terrorists killed in Shabaan operation: security sources
He further highlighted that several groups in Afghanistan had acquired modern weapons and equipment through cross-border smuggling and black market trade. “TTP used advanced assault rifles, night vision devices, thermal imaging devices, sniper systems and drone strike systems. Most of these were provided by de facto authorities along with weapons permits and travel documents,” he said.
In August 2025, the annual report of the follow-up team of the UN’s 1988 Taliban sanctions committee said that the illegal terrorist groups: BLA, including its Majeed Brigade, and TTP had “close coordination”.
The UN Security Council report states that “some BLA attacks showed a high degree of complexity and brutality”, citing the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan on March 11, 2025, in which 31 people were killed, including 21 hostages.
