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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- General
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Tump assistant commissioner abducted from near Tigranabad, Balochistan
Armed men abducted Tump Assistant Commissioner Hanif Noorzai on Wednesday morning near Tigranabad as he was traveling with his family to Quetta, according to local sources. Eyewitnesses report that between six to eight armed individuals stopped his official vehicle, took him away at gunpoint, and fled with the car. His wife, driver, and official gunman were left at the site and remain unharmed. The incident has prompted a swift response from security forces, who have launched a large-scale search operation in the area. Snap-checking has begun along Zubaida Jalal Road and nearby routes, while intelligence-based efforts are being used to track the abductors. The abduction of a senior government officer has raised concerns over the safety of civil servants in Balochistan, particularly in the Makran region. Authorities have not yet identified those responsible, and no group has claimed responsibility as of now. Efforts to locate and safely recover Assistant Commissioner Noorzai are ongoing. Earlier this week, seven terrorists allegedly affiliated with the India-backed group Fitna al-Hindustan were killed in two separate operations in Balochistan on June 2, 2025. Earlier, the federal government had officially designated all terrorist groups operating in Balochistan as 'Fitna al Hindustan', accusing India of sponsoring a proxy war through these outfits. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior, the move stems from 'the involvement of some organizations and groups in terrorist activities in Balochistan, which are detrimental to Islamic faith, the sovereignty of Pakistan, and its customary traditions'. The notification further stated that the new designation is intended to reflect 'the true nature and ideology' of these groups and their 'nefarious designs' sponsored by India. 'All government entities are directed to start the above practice immediately,' the notification said, underscoring a concerted effort to reframe the narrative around insurgent violence in the province. The announcement came after Islamabad accused India of escalating indirect aggression after what he described as its defeat in a recent security operation dubbed "Marka-e-Haq'.
Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Politics
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Army will crushall threats: COAS
Listen to article Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has said that the Pakistan Army remains fully alert and prepared to respond decisively to any threat and reiterates that peace in Balochistan is non-negotiable and that the future of Pakistan is directly linked to a stable and prosperous Balochistan. While interacting with tribal elders during a Grand Jirga at the Zehri Auditorium in Quetta, the chief of the army staff lauded the bravery and resilience of security forces and the law-enforcement personnel operating in Balochistan, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Munir jointly addressed the Jirga, which was organised to interact with the tribal leadership and discuss the evolving security situation in Balochistan, with particular focus on the ongoing proxy war fuelled by India. "This Indian sponsored proxy war is no longer hidden, it is an open malicious act of terrorism waged on our people, our progress, and our peace. We have concrete proof of India's hand behind terrorist networks operating in Balochistan," Field Marshal Munir said. "These nefarious attempts of the enemy will fail. The Pakistan Army, with the unwavering support of the nation and the brave Baloch people, will confront and crush every enemy, foreign or domestic, that dares to challenge our sovereignty." On the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz highlighted that Indian-sponsored proxies operating in Balochistan had intensified their efforts to undermine peace, destabilise the province, and disrupt development initiatives led by the government and the armed forces. He said that terrorist groups like the Fitna al-Hindustan sought support of the locals which must be denied to them. He stressed the need for engaging at the grassroots level and ensuring that terrorists found no social space. Praising the leadership and constructive role of the elders, Shehbaz reiterated that denying social space to terrorists was crucial for the success of counter-terrorism efforts and for the long-term peace and stability. He vowed that the enemies of peace would find no space to operate within Pakistan. "Our message to them is clear: the government, armed forces, the LEAs and the administrative apparatus," with the complete support of the people, would take the fight against terrorism to its logical conclusion and defeat terrorism in a decisive manner. Highlighting a series of monumental developmental packages for prosperity in Balochistan, the prime minister emphasised the need to ensure that people at the grassroots level benefited from the government's initiatives. He praised the people of Balochistan for their historic role in safeguarding the national unity and urged them to remain vigilant against foreign-backed subversion and sabotage orchestrated and sponsored by India. Prime Minister Shehbaz and Field Marshal Munir lauded the bravery and resilience of security forces and the LEAs operating in Balochistan. Shehbaz assured the families of Shuhada of full cooperation and support, and vowed that terrorists, their abettors, and facilitators would not be spared. The Jirga concluded with a unanimous pledge from tribal elders to stand shoulder to shoulder with the government of Pakistan and the armed forces, reaffirming their commitment to the security, stability, and development of Balochistan, the statement said. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz visited the Command and Staff College in Quetta and addressed Students and Faculty of the college. His address reflected the government's commitment to strengthening Pakistan's defence institutions amid the evolving regional and internal security dynamics. Shehbaz underscored the importance of professional excellence, operational readiness, and strategic foresight in the face of emerging and hybrid threats, especially in sensitive regions like Balochistan, where Indian sponsored proxies target "our people and aim to disrupt our progress and prosperity".
Express Tribune
6 days ago
- Politics
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Indian-sponsored terrorists attack Surab market in Balochistan
Listen to article A group of 20 to 30 terrorists affiliated with the Indian-sponsored group Fitna al-Hindustan stormed into the busy market area of Surab, Balochistan on Friday. The attackers targeted soft targets, including banks, markets, and civilians, notably women and children from the local Baloch community, the provincial government's spokesperson said. During the assault, Revenue ADC Hidayatullah Balidi, a resident of Balida and serving in Surab, confronted the terrorists and was martyred in the encounter while defending civilians. Upon the arrival of Frontier Corps (FC) forces, the terrorists fled the scene in panic, abandoning their assault. Local authorities have condemned the attack, terming it a cowardly attempt to challenge the writ of the state and disrupt peace in the region. According to the spokesperson, the terrorists looted a bank in Surab's market and set several government officials' residences on fire. The attack on the ADC's residence was particularly heinous, as women and children were present at the time. The spokesperson emphasised that these militants act on the instructions of their Indian handlers, with no connection to the traditions or values of Balochistan or its people. The state has vowed to thwart all such hostile activities. Security forces, including the FC, police, and Levies, have launched clearance and search operations in the area to apprehend the attackers and restore order. The provincial government has expressed condolences to the family of ADC Balidi, lauding his courage and sacrifice as a shining example of bravery in defence of the homeland.
Express Tribune
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Nine India-backed terrorists killed in K-P IBOs: ISPR
Listen to article Nine India-backed terrorists were killed in three separate engagements in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday. The military's media wing said that security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Dera Ismail Khan district following reports of the presence of India-backed 'Khwarij'. 'During the conduct of the operation, troops effectively engaged the terrorist's location. After an intense exchange of fire, four India-backed terrorists were killed,' the statement read. Read More: Khuzdar school bus attack death toll rises to 10 Another intelligence-based operation was carried out in Tank district, where two more India-backed terrorists were killed during a gunfight. In a third encounter in the general area of Bagh, Khyber district, security forces neutralised three more terrorists. ISPR said that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the terrorists, who were involved in several terrorist activities in the region. 'Sanitisation operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining threats in the area,' it added. The ISPR reiterated its commitment to eradicating terrorism from Pakistan. 'Security forces remain determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and safeguard the nation,' the statement concluded. Read More: ISPR unmasks India's state-sponsored terror On numerous occasions, the Pakistan Army and government have presented irrefutable evidence of Indian-sponsored terrorist activities in Pakistan. A day after a suicide attack on a school bus in Khuzdar that martyred at least ten people, including eight children, Pakistani authorities held a joint press conference addressing the incident. At the briefing, Interior Secretary Muhammad Khurram Agha, alongside Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said that initial investigations revealed that the group Fitna al-Hindustan was responsible for the bombing. He stated that Fitna al-Hindustan, with direct support from India, orchestrated the attack — a claim corroborated by confessions of convicted terrorists. He added that the ongoing terrorism in Balochistan was not linked to any specific ethnic group or religion, but rather part of India's broader proxy war in the region. In a separate press conference earlier, DG ISPR presented what he described as 'irrefutable' evidence of India's involvement in sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan. He asserted that Indian Army officers are directly orchestrating cross-border terrorism within Pakistan and supplying explosives intended to target civilians and security forces.
Express Tribune
24-05-2025
- Politics
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Govt doesn't rule out Zarb-e-Azb style action in Balochistan
Listen to article The government on Friday hinted at initiating an operation against terrorists in Balochistan similar to Zarb-e-Azb that was launched against the terrorist outfits in the former Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (ex-Fata) in 2014. At a joint press conference with Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Interior Secretary Muhammad Khurram Agha stressed that Pakistan remained fully committed to combating terrorism. The press conference came just days after a barbaric suicide bomb attack on a school bus in Khuzdar in Balochistan that claimed the lives of at least eight people, including six schoolchildren. Lt Gen Chaudhry and Agha both said that initial investigation reveals that 'Fitna al-Hindustan' was behind the bombing. "If the need be, and that would be a later decision, it would have an operation maybe similar to Zarb-e-Azb but at a later stage. As of now, there are continuous operations under way that you [media] are witnessing and Lt Gen [Chaudhry] has shared figures relating to those as well," Agha told the journalists. "Every effort is being made; day and night; our people are making efforts and our security forces are achieving results as shown earlier. As we speak, in due course, it [our efforts] will increase and we will eliminate all such elements over time," he added. "Once we go with something like Zarb-e-Azb, we have to be prepared. In that preparation, every effort is being made so that every facet of the National Action Plan [NAP] that is implemented [and] brings peace that we need," Agha stressed. The interior secretary stated that the Khuzdar attack indicated India's shift from hard targets to soft targets. He condemned the "cowardly attack on innocent children" and vowed retaliation. "Our response will be decisive. They [terrorists] will not succeed." On the occasion, the DG ISPR said that India-sponsored attackers had no humanity, morality, and Baloch or Pakistani identity. He said that India had been involved in state-sponsored terrorism for the past many decades to destabilise regional peace. He recalled that in 2009, Pakistan presented a dossier to the United Nations with evidence of India's involvement in terrorist activities in Balochistan. In 2016, he added, Pakistan again provided evidence of Indian involvement in terrorism to the UN. He also pointed out that arrested terrorists had admitted to receiving funding from India for various attacks. "The Khuzdar incident is deeply tragic, carried out on India's orders. Fitna al-Hindustan is targeting innocent people, including children and travellers," he added. The chief military spokesperson highlighted a string of attacks carried out on directions from India in Balochistan such as the killing of workers, attacks on buses, bombings, and incidents involving non-locals being targeted in barber shops. Showing images and video footage of the martyred children during the briefing, Lt Gen Chaudhry said the attack in Khuzdar was an escalation in this pattern, with India shifting its strategy to attacking women and children. He emphasised that the terror activities in Balochistan were not linked to any specific ethnic group or religion but the result of India's proxy war in the region. "Is there any humanity, morality, any Baloch or Pakistani identity in this?" he asked. The DG ISPR presented an audio recording of an Indian army officer, Maj Sandeep, discussing the funding of terrorism in Balochistan. The officer's conversation revealed how India strategically sent money to fuel terrorism in Pakistan, using separate accounts for different stages of operations. He questioned India's justification for attacking Pakistani mosques and madrasas. He questioned the credibility of India's claims, pointing out that Pakistan had always presented evidence to counter India's allegations, whereas India had failed to provide any evidence of its claims. The press conference also included images of terrorists killed by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, showing them armed with expensive foreign weapons like sniper rifles and night-vision equipment. "Who provided such advanced weapons to these terrorists," he asked. He criticised Indian media for celebrating the deaths of Pakistani women and children, falsely accusing Pakistan of being the source of terrorism. He mentioned rapid coverage in Indian media of the October 6, 2024 attack on Chinese nationals, which showed how Indian media was complicit in such events. He said that India's proxy terrorism was creating a situation where the Pakistani military had been compelled to take action. "While India continues to rely on its proxies to create instability, Pakistan remains united, with the military, government, and the people all aligned in the fight against terrorism." Having miserably failed in Operation Sindoor, the chief military spokesperson said, the terror proxies of Hindustan had been tasked to intensify their heinous acts of terrorism in Balochistan and elsewhere. He made it clear that the people of Pakistan would not let them succeed in their sinister designs. "Pakistan and its people, particularly in Balochistan, reject this nefarious design. The state has the capacity and the will to dismantle these networks and bring the perpetrators and their handlers to justice. Such actions will have consequences," he warned. He also highlighted the development projects in Balochistan, including investments in the blue economy, the Gwadar International Airport, and the ongoing construction of roads, hospitals, and technical institutes, signalling the province's future growth. The DG ISPR emphasised that Balochistan's growing prosperity was a challenge for terrorists, as it showed the strength of Pakistan's unity and the growing opportunities for its people, including over 73,000 Baloch students receiving scholarships. Giving statistics, Lt Gen Chaudhry said that there were 4,664 terrorist incidents across Pakistan, with 1,612 occurring in Balochistan. The security forces conducted 93,515 counter-terrorism operations nationwide, including 52,887 in Balochistan, he added. He told reporters that in 2024, security forces killed 1,018 terrorists across the country, including 233 in Balochistan. So far in 2025, 747 terrorists had been killed, including 203 in Balochistan. Security forces have intensified their operations against militants. On the issue of missing persons, he stated that many claims were politically-motivated, with the BYC [Balochistan Yakjehti Committee], acting as a proxy for Indian interests in the region. "There is no ideology of terrorism - only India's attempt to establish regional hegemony," he added. To a question the DG ISPR said: "For decades, India has poured billions into its military budget - not merely for its security, but to project itself as a regional and global power". However, he added that India operated under "several faulty and erroneous assumptions". India, he said, gravely misjudged the resilience of the Pakistani state and the unity of its people. "The consequences of those miscalculations are now evident. Let them try again if they wish - we remain ready, firm, and more resolute than ever," he said. Highlighting the core issue obstructing peace in South Asia, the chief military spokesperson stressed that sustainable peace between Pakistan and India was impossible without a just and lasting resolution of the Kashmir dispute. "Kashmir is not merely a bilateral issue - it holds regional implications involving Pakistan, India, and even China. It is an internationally recognised disputed territory, contrary to India's claims of it being an internal matter," he said. He condemned India's military presence in the region, stating that over 700,000 troops have been deployed in Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to suppress the local population. "Incidents like the one in Pahalgam illustrate the severity and brutality that led to detention of thousands without due process, systemic abuses, and enforced disappearances," he added. He criticized India's domestic human rights record. "Sikhs, Christians, Dalits, and other minorities face entrenched and prolonged discrimination. These are not internal matters - they are global human rights concerns," he said. In response to a question on India's reported obstruction of water flows to Pakistan, the DG ISPR termed the act a serious breach of international law and bilateral agreements, specifically the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). "The people and the state of Pakistan are united on this issue. The prime minister has been clear on this point: any unilateral attempt to alter the water flows will be met with a firm diplomatic and strategic response," he vowed. (WITH INPUT FROM APP)
