At least 125 people were killed in a series of clashes between separatist groups and security forces in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan. According to a report by Geo News, 15 security personnel and 18 civilians were killed in coordinated attacks by separatists on January 31, while security forces claimed to have killed 92 militants in subsequent clearance operations. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the attacks targeted multiple areas including Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Panjgur, Tump, Gwadar, and Pasni.

The ISPR described the attackers as members of an India-backed group called “Fitna al-Hindustan,” alleging that the assaults aimed to disrupt normal life and hinder development activities in Balochistan. Security forces reported recovering large quantities of weapons and explosives during the operations. The banned separatist organization Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attacks, asserting that it had killed more than fifty security personnel.

Following the violence, security alerts were heightened across the province as tensions rose sharply in Balochistan.