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July 21, 2026

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Operation Shaban in 17th Day as Balochistan Rains Complicate Operations; Cumulative Toll Exceeds 132

Operation Shaban entered its 17th day on July 21 with security forces maintaining operational pressure across two fronts in Balochistan — against TTP cells in the north and BLA networks in the south — as heavy monsoon rains in northeastern Balochistan districts including Khuzdar and Sibi created logistical friction for both ground operations and aerial surveillance. The cumulative toll exceeds 132 since the campaign launched on July 5. A separate Bannu intelligence-based operation in KP has killed 24 additional militants this week.

July 21, 2026

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Express Tribune

Security Forces Kill 24 Militants in Bannu Intelligence-Based Operations; ISPR Says Fitna al-Khawarij Targeted in KP

The ISPR announced that security forces killed 24 militants in intelligence-based operations in Bannu district and adjoining areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in a separate counterterrorism campaign running parallel to Operation Shaban in Balochistan. The militants belonged to the banned group Fitna al-Khawarij (the ISPR designation for TTP-aligned groups) and were involved in multiple recent terrorist activities. A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered. One more militant was killed and eight suspects detained in a follow-up operation on July 20.

July 20, 2026

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Dawn

Operation Shaban Enters 16th Day With Cumulative Toll Above 132; Security Forces Maintain Pressure on Two Fronts in Balochistan

Operation Shaban entered its sixteenth day on July 20 with security forces maintaining operational pressure across both the northern TTP front around Ziarat and the southern BLA front around Lasbela and Khuzdar. The cumulative toll from the operation and concurrent intelligence-based operations has exceeded 132 since the campaign began on July 5. No major operational shift has been announced, and the ISPR has maintained its position that operations will continue until the last militant is eliminated.

July 19, 2026

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Shafaqna Pakistan

Operation Shaban at Two Weeks: Dual-Front Structure Against TTP and BLA Complicates Exit Strategy as Toll Exceeds 132

Operation Shaban, launched July 5 in response to coordinated attacks that killed 42 people across Balochistan, enters its fifteenth day with more than 132 militants killed in the operation and concurrent intelligence-based operations. Reporting by The Diplomat and Quwa identifies the campaign's most structurally significant feature: it is running simultaneously against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan cells in the north and Balochistan Liberation Army networks in the south — a dual-front structure unprecedented in recent Balochistan counterterrorism history, with significant implications for exit conditions and longer-term provincial stabilisation.

July 18, 2026

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The Nation

Three More Militants Killed in Operation Shaban on July 17; Cumulative Total Reaches 132 Since July 5

Security forces killed three more militants in Operation Shaban on July 17, raising the combined toll from the operation and concurrent intelligence-based operations in Balochistan to 132 since the campaign began on July 5. Operations are running on two fronts — against TTP cells in the north around Ziarat and BLA networks in the south around Lasbela and Khuzdar. The Diplomat reported the dual-front nature makes Shaban qualitatively different from previous Balochistan operations.

July 11, 2026

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Dawn

Operation Shaban Kills 88 Militants in Balochistan Since July 5 as Joint Army-FC-Police Campaign Intensifies

Pakistan's security forces have killed 88 militants in Balochistan since July 5 under Operation Shaban, a named joint campaign by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps Balochistan, and Balochistan Police. Nine more fighters were neutralised on July 11 alone. Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said a morning attack on a police station in Khuzdar's Zedi area was repelled, and vowed the state's writ would be maintained "at any cost."

July 11, 2026

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Operation Shaban Kills 88 Militants in Balochistan Since July 5 as Joint Army-FC-Police Campaign Intensifies

Pakistan's security forces have killed 88 militants in Balochistan since July 5 under Operation Shaban, a named joint campaign by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps Balochistan, and Balochistan Police. Nine more fighters were neutralised on July 11 alone. Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said a morning attack on a police station in Khuzdar's Zedi area was repelled, and vowed the state's writ would be maintained "at any cost."

July 11, 2026

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Dawn

Operation Shaban Kills 88 Militants in Balochistan Since July 5 as Joint Army-FC-Police Campaign Intensifies

Pakistan's security forces have killed 88 militants in Balochistan since July 5 under Operation Shaban, a named joint campaign by the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps Balochistan, and Balochistan Police. Nine more fighters were neutralised on July 11 alone. Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said a morning attack on a police station in Khuzdar's Zedi area was repelled, and vowed the state's writ would be maintained "at any cost."

July 10, 2026

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Dawn

PM Shehbaz Flies to Quetta After Deadliest Week of Balochistan Attacks; Vows to Press Military Campaign

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif flew to Quetta with the country's top military leadership on July 9–10 following the deadliest week of militant attacks in Balochistan in recent memory, in which 42 security personnel and civilians were killed in three coordinated incidents. The PM vowed to continue military operations against the BLA and TTP. Dawn's editorial called the response inadequate and said a viable political and dialogue process involving Baloch nationalist stakeholders was essential.

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