Pakistan's security forces killed 52 terrorists, mostly belonging to the Taliban, in separate operations across three provinces in the last 24 hours, the army and officials said on Friday (January 30, 2026). Six terrorists were killed in Punjab province early on Friday (January 30) while on Thursday (January 29), 41 were killed in two separate intelligence based operations (IBOs) in Balochistan and five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) men, including a commander, were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The CTD officials returned fire, resulting in a gun battle in which six terrorists were killed while eight others managed to escape,” it said. Besides weapons and ammunition, looted money from bank robbery in Panjgur on December 15, 2025 were also recovered from the killed terrorists. The security forces targeted the terrorists’ hideouts with more than 25 quadcopter strikes, while a heavy exchange of fire continued throughout the clashes.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2026 05:28 UTC