ISPR Reports Eight Militants Killed in Balochistan Operations; Army Major Reportedly Killed in Pasni

October 18, 2026 | Asim Kurd Gelo | WAR MONITOR

BALOCHISTAN, Pakistan — Pakistan’s military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), says security forces killed eight suspected Baloch separatist militants during three intelligence-based operations in Quetta, Nushki and Khuzdar districts on October 17.

According to ISPR, five militants were killed in Panjpai, Quetta, during an operation against an attempted roadblock. Two others were killed in Nushki, where security forces reportedly recovered weapons and ammunition, while one militant was killed in Khuzdar, where authorities said 490 kilograms of explosives were recovered.

Separately, Pasni: Insurgent Zone reported that a Pakistan Army officer identified as Major Wajahat was killed in an incident in Pasni, with several other security personnel reportedly injured.

The circumstances of the reported officer’s death and the number of injured personnel remain unclear. No official confirmation of the Pasni casualties was available in the supplied information.

ISPR said further security operations were continuing under the Azm-e-Istehkam counterterrorism campaign.

The military’s operational figures and the separate Pasni casualty reports have not been independently verified. Independent verification is pending.

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