Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday said deliberate efforts were being made to create the impression that the security situation in Balochistan was worsening, despite extensive counterterrorism operations across the province.
Addressing a press conference on the country’s security situation, particularly Balochistan, the military spokesperson said security forces, police, civil armed forces and intelligence agencies had conducted 40,348 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) so far in 2026. More than 31,000 of these operations were carried out in Balochistan alone.
He said the country recorded 3,145 terrorism incidents this year, including 1,971 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,148 in Balochistan and 26 in other regions.
During the same period, security forces killed 2,084 confirmed terrorists, averaging 10 militants per day, while nearly 200 intelligence-based operations were conducted daily.
Lt Gen Chaudhry said terrorism-related violence claimed the lives of 819 Pakistanis this year, including 303 military personnel, 194 police and civil armed forces members, and 322 civilians.
He added that 28 suicide bombings had occurred in 2026, alleging that most involved Afghan nationals or individuals linked to Afghan security forces. In comparison, 2,597 terrorists were killed in 2025.
