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‘WON’T SURRENDER EVEN FOR A SECOND,’ BUGTI VOWS RELENTLESS FIGHT AS 145 TERRORISTS KILLED
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CM BUGTI SAYS 145 TERRORISTS NEUTRALIZED IN 40 HOURS DURING COMBING OPERATIONS ACROSS PROVINCE WITH 17 SECURITY PERSONNEL AND 31 CIVILIANS MARTYRED
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WE WILL FIGHT THIS WAR FOR 1,000 YEARS… NO INCH OF PAKISTAN WILL BE SURRENDERED,’ VOW BALOCHISTAN CM QUETTA
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ALOCHISTAN Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Sunday reaffirmed the government’s unwavering resolve to fight terrorism, confirming that 145 terrorists were killed in 40 hours after the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched coordinated attacks across 12 locations in the province. “We will fight this war for 1,000 years… this country is ours… and this is our motherland,” Bugti declared at a press conference, emphasizing that the government would not surrender even for a second. During the attacks, 17 security personnel and 31 civilians, including women and children, embraced martyrdom. The terrorists, affiliated with India-sponsored Fitna al-Hindustan, carried out attacks targeting civilians in Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Panjgur, Tump, Gwadar, and Pasni. Bugti revealed that terrorists in Gwadar martyred five women and three children from Khuzdar. Criticizing hostile elements attempting to destabilize Pakistan at India’s behest, the CM questioned the BLA’s legitimacy as a political entity, calling its ideology one imposed through violence. “They can destabilize, but they cannot take a single inch of our country,” he said, declaring that perpetrators would not escape and
Global condemnation pours in over Balochistan terror attacks ISLAMABAD
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Saudi Arabia, the United States, Türkiye, Qatar, and France on Sunday strongly condemned the recent wave of coordinated terrorist attacks in Balochistan, expressing solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan following assaults that killed civilians and security personnel across multiple districts. Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said AlMalki, cited his country’s firm rejection of all acts of terrorism and extremism, emphasizing the Kingdom’s support for Pakistan’s security forces responding to the violence. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the land would be turned into hell for terrorists. CM Bugti praised security forces for eliminating over 1,500 militants last year and conducting 58,000 intelligence-led operations across Balochistan. He said authorities had received prior intelligence on the attacks and launched preemptive operations, which thwarted terrorists’ plans to penetrate the Red Zone. Nushki has now been com-
Saudi Arabia strongly condemns the attacks carried out by separatist elements in various areas of Pakistan’s Balochistan province,” he said in a social media statement. The Pakistan military’s media wing (ISPR) confirmed that its forces had neutralized 92 militants, including three suicide bombers, while repelling coordinated attacks targeting civilians and law enforcement personnel in Quetta, Gwadar, Mastung, Kharan, Panjgur, and Harnai. Operations on Friday alone accounted for 41 militants killed in Panjgur and Harnai, bringing the total militant deaths over the past two days to 133.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 03 pletely cleared, he added. The CM stressed that only small, intelligence-driven operations were conducted, dispelling perceptions of large-scale force. He reiterated that the government engages people through dialogue and jirgas and remains committed to leading Balochistan toward peace while countering India’s proxy networks.
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