{"id":65671,"date":"2026-07-08T20:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=65671"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:23:04","slug":"three-consecutive-coordinated-terrorist-attacks-in-balochistan-leave-42-dead-including-4-civilian-27-policemen-11-soldiers-dg-ispr-shares-details-54-terrorists-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/three-consecutive-coordinated-terrorist-attacks-in-balochistan-leave-42-dead-including-4-civilian-27-policemen-11-soldiers-dg-ispr-shares-details-54-terrorists-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Consecutive , Coordinated Terrorist Attacks in Balochistan Leave 42 Dead including 4 Civilian 27 Policemen 11 Soldiers | DG ISPR shares Details | 54 Terrorists Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65675\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Balochistan-Terrorism-Ziarat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Balochistan-Terrorism-Ziarat.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Balochistan-Terrorism-Ziarat-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Balochistan-Terrorism-Ziarat-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Monitoring Desk Islamabad<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"text-[17px] sm:text-[22px] lg:text-[30px] leading-[1.15] mb-4 font-bold sm:font-normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>After consecutive and coordinated attacks of 300 terrorists for 4 days in Balochistan around Ziyarat area including Mangi Dam vicinity, after no help reached there, after murder of 42 innocent people including 4 civilians, 27 Policemen and 11 Soldiers, after a total blackout on mainstream media, after the affected people kicked out CM Bugti from the funeral of the victims and after they blocked Ziarat Cross highway to open only if Chief of Defense Staff , Chief of Army Staff , Field Marshal General Syed Asim Munir visits and meets them, finally DG ISPR appeared in a press conference in Rawalpindi and claimed 54 terrorists have been killed.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"text-[13px] sm:text-[14px] md:text-[16px] leading-relaxed mb-6 italic line-clamp-3 sm:line-clamp-none\">DG ISPR Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry says security forces neutralised 54 terrorists in three major attacks since July 5 across Balochistan. He reports 42 martyrs and says operations continue with air and ground efforts delayed over hostage risks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DG Lt-Gen Chaudhry says three major terrorist attacks since July 5 leave four civilians, 27 policemen and 11 soldiers martyred<\/li>\n<li>Says security forces eliminate 54 militants as ground and aerial operations continue across multiple areas<\/li>\n<li>Blames India-backed proxies, saying Afghan territory used as operational base for attacks<\/li>\n<li>Says hostage situation in Ziarat delayed use of air power as forces encircled terrorists with caution<\/li>\n<li>DG ISPR vows relentless action against terrorists, facilitators and handlers &#8216;wherever they are&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Reiterates Pakistan&#8217;s resolve remains unshaken, declares Balochistan&#8217;s peace and development will be defended at all costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EAygYL4fvJ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/islamabad-and-balochistan-security-crisis-of-pakistan-terrorists-with-id-cards-by-tazeen-akhtar\/\">Islamabad and Balochistan ! Security Crisis of Pakistan &#8211; Terrorists with ID Cards ? by Tazeen Akhtar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Islamabad and Balochistan ! Security Crisis of Pakistan &#8211; Terrorists with ID Cards ? by Tazeen Akhtar&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/islamabad-and-balochistan-security-crisis-of-pakistan-terrorists-with-id-cards-by-tazeen-akhtar\/embed\/#?secret=hAMzGkHvv2#?secret=EAygYL4fvJ\" data-secret=\"EAygYL4fvJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0RAWALPINDI:<\/strong> Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Wednesday said security forces had neutralised 54 terrorists while 42 people \u2014 including four civilians, 27 policemen and 11 security personnel \u2014 embraced martyrdom in three major terrorist attacks and the ensuing counterterrorism operations carried out across Balochistan over the past four days since July 5.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press briefing in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR said the three major incidents included an armed attack on the outskirts of Quetta on July 5, an assault on a police post in Ziarat on July 6, and an ambush on an army convoy in Bela on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Providing details of the incidents, Lt Gen Chaudhry said 42 people had laid down their lives while defending the country, whereas 54 terrorists had been confirmed killed in the operations, according to the latest update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, in the three major operations that I told you about, initially four civilians, and then police and army jawaans were martyred, so our total martyrs are 42,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-91272976\" class=\"text-center lazy-unit av-ads\">\u201cRight now, the situation is that the engagements are going on at multiple places. [\u2026] The army, FC (Frontier Corps), law enforcement agencies (LEAs), security forces and intelligence agencies are taking them on, both on the ground and in the air,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The military spokesman vowed that all terrorists involved in the attacks would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of them will be brought to their logical end, the conclusion that they deserve,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Lt Gen Chaudhry said the first of the three attacks occurred during the night of July 4 and 5 when \u201cFitna al Khawarij terrorists attacked the innocent local population\u201d in Hanna Urak.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said local residents put up a courageous resistance and \u201cforced those terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna Al Khawarij to flee\u201d.<\/p>\n<section><\/section>\n<p>\u201cDuring that, 4 brave innocent citizens were martyred and six were injured,\u201d Lt Gen Chaudhry said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Explaining the second incident, he said FAK terrorists launched a \u201cmulti-directional attack\u201d on a police checkpost guarding Pumping Station No. 3 of Mangi Dam in Ziarat.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At least nine policemen, including two station house officers (SHOs), were martyred in the late Monday night attack. The DG ISPR said the policemen fought with exceptional courage and, during the exchange of fire, \u201c15 kharji were sent to hell\u201d, while nine policemen sacrificed their lives.<\/p>\n<p>He said reinforcements from the Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps were dispatched immediately, but before they could reach the site, the terrorists abducted the remaining police personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the forces reached over there, there were at least 15 bodies of kharji left,\u201d he said, noting that all the policemen were local residents.<\/p>\n<p>Lt Gen Chaudhry said FC personnel, army troops and other law enforcement agencies continued pursuing and surrounding the terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very careful because of the collateral damage not to use any aerial assets because they had taken our youth hostage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The DG ISPR revealed that another 18 policemen were martyred as security forces continued operations against terrorists in the mountains of Ziarat since July 6.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gHNcpwraOO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/balochistan-attacked-again-terrorists-hit-citizens-security-forces-in-the-length-breadth-of-province-ispr-counts-18-civilians-15-soldiers-martyrd-92-terrorists-killed\/\">BALOCHISTAN ATTACKED AGAIN ! Terrorists Hit Citizens, Security Forces in the Length &#038; Breadth of Province ! ISPR counts 18 Civilians 15 Soldiers Martyred ! 92 Terrorists Killed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;BALOCHISTAN ATTACKED AGAIN ! Terrorists Hit Citizens, Security Forces in the Length &#038; Breadth of Province ! ISPR counts 18 Civilians 15 Soldiers Martyred ! 92 Terrorists Killed&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/balochistan-attacked-again-terrorists-hit-citizens-security-forces-in-the-length-breadth-of-province-ispr-counts-18-civilians-15-soldiers-martyrd-92-terrorists-killed\/embed\/#?secret=ztfz2Zhg6S#?secret=gHNcpwraOO\" data-secret=\"gHNcpwraOO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time, several khariji were killed as well, and once they knew that the net around them had been absolutely tightened, these cowards, low-lives martyred 18 brave personnel of Balochistan. They did that today,\u201d he said, specifying that they were \u201c18 of our police young boys\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the operation remained in progress and that 11 more terrorists had so far been killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Providing a casualty breakdown, Lt Gen Chaudhry said 9 policemen were martyred in the initial checkpost attack, while another 18 later embraced martyrdom, taking the total number of police personnel killed to 27.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On terrorist casualties, he said: \u201cThe dead bodies counted at the checkpost once they left the place were 15, and we have confirmed 11 [today], so total 26 kharijis have been killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Turning to the third incident, the military spokesman said an army convoy came under attack by terrorists of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in the Bela-Winder area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cThe convoy was attacked and 11 soldiers \u2014 one junior commissioned officer (JCO) and 10 jawaans \u2014 were martyred, and 14 terrorists of BLA Fitna al Hindustan were killed,\u201d he said, adding that the incident occurred near the N-25 highway.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The government uses the term \u201cFitna al Hindustan\u201d (FAH) to refer to groups it accuses of being sponsored by India to carry out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Lt Gen Chaudhry further said security forces also killed six FAH terrorists during an operation in Kharan and another eight in Dalbandin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0&#8216;Forces with India using illegitimate Afghan Taliban regime&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking about those behind the attacks, Lt Gen Chaudhry blamed India and \u201cthose forces with India who cannot tolerate Pakistan\u2019s respect, prosperity and stability\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O05aK5SdUK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/punjabi-poor-civilian-workers-brutally-killed-in-balochistan-again-rehtoric-from-official-side-again-families-destroyed-heart-bleeding-stories-of-the-victims-by-tazeen-akhtar\/\">Punjabi Poor Civilian Workers Brutally Killed in Balochistan Again ! Rehtoric from Official Side Again ! Families Destroyed ! Heart Bleeding Stories of the Victims &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Punjabi Poor Civilian Workers Brutally Killed in Balochistan Again ! Rehtoric from Official Side Again ! Families Destroyed ! Heart Bleeding Stories of the Victims &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/punjabi-poor-civilian-workers-brutally-killed-in-balochistan-again-rehtoric-from-official-side-again-families-destroyed-heart-bleeding-stories-of-the-victims-by-tazeen-akhtar\/embed\/#?secret=eJctESJGzY#?secret=O05aK5SdUK\" data-secret=\"O05aK5SdUK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He reiterated the state&#8217;s position that these elements were using \u201cthe territories under the control of this illegitimate Afghan Taliban regime as a base of operation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The DG ISPR asserted that the \u201cmajority\u201d of terrorists engaged and killed during operations were Afghan nationals. He said three of the four attackers involved in the June 27 assault on a Rangers camp in Karachi were Afghan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole planning, equipping, everything was done from Afghanistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting that the attacks occurred simultaneously at multiple locations, including Winder, Babrai and near Mangi Dam, Lt Gen Chaudhry said there was \u201ca scheme, mastermind, intent, logistics, operational sequence behind it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing that Afghanistan was \u201cproviding the manpower for it\u201d, he said: \u201cYou do not want Balochistan to prosper? Because you know that Balochistan is Pakistan\u2019s lifeline and its pride. Because you know that Balochistan\u2019s prosperity is a reality that no one can change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot digest it? You cannot accept it? You have a problem with the pipeline supplying water to Quetta? You have a problem with everything that is for the people of Balochistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that be it, then we are absolutely clear,\u201d he said, affirming that the armed forces \u2014 under the leadership of Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and the guidance of the government \u2014 had complete resolve and clarity on how to deal with such threats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cWe will hunt you, and we will hurt you everywhere,\u201d the DG ISPR declared.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said the government and the people of Balochistan shared the same resolve, noting that Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti travelled by road to Ziarat after the Mangi Dam incident and met local residents.<\/p>\n<p>Lt Gen Chaudhry said the state&#8217;s consistent position over the past three years \u2014 that terrorists had nothing to do with Islam and that FAH had \u201cnothing to do with Balochiyat\u201d \u2014 had created growing concern among terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is telling them that we will throw out all these illegal Afghans, then they have a problem with that. They think by carrying out such acts, they can deter us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8ao10uX80j\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 March 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 March 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-2025\/embed\/#?secret=pZzgEMprYc#?secret=8ao10uX80j\" data-secret=\"8ao10uX80j\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monitoring Desk Islamabad After consecutive and coordinated attacks of 300 terrorists for 4 days in Balochistan around Ziyarat area including Mangi Dam vicinity, after no help reached there, after murder of 42 innocent people including 4 civilians, 27 Policemen and 11 Soldiers, after a total blackout on mainstream media, after the affected people kicked out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[162,1501,367,660,395,1278,308],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65671"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65680,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65671\/revisions\/65680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}