At least 17 Pakistani security personnel and 145 militants were killed in multiple counter-terrorism operations carried out by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan province.
IMAGE: A view of damaged vehicles at a police station, following militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan on February 1, 2026. Photograph: Reuters
Key Points
- India categorically rejected Pakistan’s allegations of Indian involvement in disturbing peace in Balochistan.
- The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the allegations baseless and a tactic to deflect attention from Pakistan’s internal failings.
- India highlighted Pakistan’s record of suppression, brutality, and human rights violations.
- Pakistan claimed India was supporting terrorist elements in Balochistan after attacks by militants in the region.
India on Sunday categorically rejected as baseless Pakistan’s allegations of an Indian hand in attempts to disturb peace in Balochistan, and said it is Islamabad’s usual tactics to deflect attention from its “internal failings”.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, trashing the charges, also highlighted Pakistan’s record of suppression, brutality and violation of human rights.
India slams Pak’s ‘frivolous’ claim
“We categorically reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan, which are nothing but its usual tactics to deflect attention from its own internal failings,” he said.
Jaiswal was responding to Pakistan military’s unsubstantiated claim that India was supporting terrorist elements in their attempts to disturb peace in Balochistan.
“Instead of parroting frivolous claims each time there is a violent incident, it would do better to focus on addressing long-standing demands of its people in the region. Its record of suppression, brutality and violation of human rights is well known,” he added.
145 terrorists, 17 security personnel killed in counter-terrorism operations
At least 17 Pakistani security personnel and 145 militants were killed in multiple counter-terrorism operations carried out by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan province, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said.
The operations were launched after militants belonging to ethnic Baloch groups carried out attacks at several locations on Saturday, it said in a statement.
The Pakistan army said the militants attempted to disturb peace by carrying out terrorist activities in and around Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan and Panjgur, it said.
