In brief
In a coordinated operation with intelligence input, Pakistani security forces killed 27 militants and a local commander in Karam Valley, Mastung district of Balochistan. The raid, split into two phases, yielded weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices. The operation was reported by Xinhua and summarized by Sixty news.
Pakistani security forces said on Sunday that they had killed 27 militants in the Mastung district of southwestern Balochistan during an operation in Karam Valley. The raid was carried out in two phases and was described by Xinhua as an intelligence‑driven effort.
In the first phase of the operation, forces eliminated 15 militants. The second phase took down another 12, bringing the total to 27, local security sources told Xinhua. The timing and coordination of the two phases were intended to overwhelm the militants who had set up hideouts in the area.
During the operation, a local militant commander and his associates were also killed, according to the same security sources. The commander had been active in the region for several years, and his death was considered a major blow to local insurgent networks.
After clearing the hideouts, Pakistani forces recovered a large quantity of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices, the Xinhua report added. The seized items were secured for further analysis to prevent future attacks, the sources said.
The operation was reported by the state news agency Xinhua and later summarized by the Pakistani news aggregator Sixty. Both outlets confirmed the same casualty figures, the commander’s death and the seizure of weapons, underscoring the scale of the successful raid in the volatile Balochistan province.
