Operation Shaban Toll Rises to 109 as Forces Tighten Grip in Balochistan

Security forces killed seven more militants in Operation Shaban, pushing the confirmed toll to 109 killed since the campaign's July 5 launch across Balochistan, according to state media. The operation runs on two fronts — against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in the Pashtun-majority north around Ziarat, and against the Balochistan Liberation Army in the Baloch-majority south around Lasbela and Khuzdar — following the Mangi Dam police-post attack that killed 27 police personnel in early July. Security forces recovered M4 rifles, submachine guns, and rocket launchers from militants killed in the latest clashes; officials pledged to continue operations 'until the last terrorist is eliminated.'