Army soldiers gather at the site following millitant attacks in Quetta on January 31. Photo: Reuters
Pakistan’s security forces have killed a total of 197 terrorists belonging to the banned ‘Fitna al-Hindustan‘ militant group in continuing counterterrorism operations in Balochistan for the past three days with 22 security personnel having been martyred, state media reported on Tuesday.
In a post on X, state broadcaster PTV News said, quoting security sources: “197 terrorists of Fitna al-Hindustan have been killed in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations for the past three days. Some follow-up and sanitisation operations against these terrorists are still ongoing.”
It said 22 security personnel from the army, Frontier Corps, police, and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency were martyred while protecting civilians and the country. Meanwhile, it said 36 civilians, including women and children, had lost their lives in the terrorist attacks.
گزشتہ تین دنوں سے جاری دہشت گردی کے خلاف آپریشنز میں فتنہ الہندوستان کے 197 دہشت گرد جہنم واصل ہو چکے ہیں، سیکیورٹی ذرائع
ان دہشت گردوں کے خلاف کچھ تعاقبی اور سینیٹائزیشن آپریشنز اب بھی جاری ہیں، سیکیورٹی ذرائع
مادر وطن اور معصوم شہریوں کی حفاظت کرتے ہوئے پاکستان کے 22… pic.twitter.com/GwqAW34Ffw
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) February 3, 2026
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