At least 10 security officials and 37 militants were killed as ethnic Baloch separatists launched “coordinated” attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, an official said, the latest violence in the insurgency-hit southwest region. “The terrorists ... launched coordinated attacks this morning at more than 12 locations,” a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media. A senior security official based in the provincial capital of Quetta told AFP at least four policemen were killed in Quetta, although it was not clear whether they were included in the 10 officials killed. Separatists had also abducted the deputy commissioner of Nushki district, a senior official in Quetta told AFP. “Throughout the operation, the terrorists were reportedly in continuous contact with their handlers in Afghanistan,” the security official said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2026 10:44 UTC