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Pakistan Kills 7 Fitna al-Hindustan Militants in Panjgur and Kachhi Operations Under Radd-ul-Fitna 3

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Pakistani security forces killed seven militants in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on September 18, 2026, under the ongoing 'Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3.' In the Fateh Ali area of Panjgur district, forces killed five militants belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan — the state's designation for India-linked Baloch militant networks — and recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition. In a separate raid in the Dhadhar area of Kachhi district, based on intelligence information, security forces killed two more militants, with several others reported wounded.

Security forces killed seven Fitna al-Hindustan militants in separate operations in Panjgur and Kachhi districts, Balochistan, on September 18, 2026.
Security forces killed seven Fitna al-Hindustan militants in separate operations in Panjgur and Kachhi districts, Balochistan, on September 18, 2026. — The Nation