People gather as others collect recyclable items next to a burnt vehicle along a road on the outskirts of Quetta, a day after coordinated terrorist attacks in Balochistan. Photo: AFP
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms the “egregious and cowardly terrorist attacks” that took place in multiple locations in Balochistan on January 31.
In a press statement issued by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN, shared by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Council said that the members of the Security Council condemned in the “strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks” that resulted in the painful loss of 48 people, including 31 civilians.
The UNSC members strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attacks carried out by the BLA in Balochistan on January 31, 2026. They also stressed the need to hold those responsible accountable and bring them to justice. pic.twitter.com/qYPqltOvRM
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) February 4, 2026
The statement came after a series of coordinated attacks in multiple locations in Balochistan over the weekend. On Tuesday, state media reported that Pakistani security forces have killed a total of 197 terrorists belonging to banned militant group ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ in continuous counter-terrorism operations in Balochistan. 22 security personnel have been killed in these operations.
The Security Council “expressed its deepest condolences and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Pakistan.” The statement also “wished a speedy and complete recovery to those who were injured.”
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Reaffirming its position on terrorism, the Council said that “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.”
The members of the Security Council “further underlined the need to hold accountable the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism and bring them to justice.” The Council urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to actively cooperate with the Government of Pakistan in this regard.
The Council “reiterated that any act of terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of its motivation, wherever, whenever and by whoever committed it.” He reaffirmed the “need for all States to combat [terrorism] by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law.”
