Provincial authorities today disclosed that an extensive counter-terrorism campaign in Balochistan this year involved 78,000 intelligence-based operations, resulting in the deaths of over 700 militants and the martyrdom of more than 200 security personnel.
The figures were revealed by Additional Chief Secretary Home Department Balochistan, Muhammad Hamza Shaffqat, during a news conference in the provincial capital. He was accompanied by DIG CTD Aitzaz Ahmed Goraya.
Shaffqat stated that these security initiatives were part of the Provincial Government”s broader measures undertaken to improve the overall law and order situation in the region.