Security forces on Tuesday killed at least three more terrorists during a sanitization operation on the night of 10th and 11 August in the general area of Sambaza along the border between Pakistan-Afghanistan, a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The military’s media wing added that weapons, ammunition and explosives were regained from the killed terrorists. The action follows previous anti -infiltration operations in the area.
Over the past four days, security forces have captured infiltration attempts along the border and killed at least 47 terrorists. The total amount has now risen to at least 50.
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ISPR further added that security forces remain obliged to secure the nation’s borders and prevent attempts to destabilize Pakistan. The operation was aimed at ensuring the borders of the nation and preventing any attempts to disrupt peace, stability and development.
Earlier on August 11, the United States formally appointed Balochistan Liberation Army (Bla) and its suicide unit, Majeed Brigade, as foreign terrorist organizations (FTO), in one step hailed in Islamabad as a major boost for Pakistan’s fight against terrorism.
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In Afghanistan, TTP has developed a symbiotic relationship with other terrorist groups – especially the Balochistan Liberation Army (among others) – to intensify attacks in Pakistan.
Pakistani officials say they have credible evidence of tactical and strategic coordination between Bla’s Lethal Majeed Brigade and TTP.
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These claims were reinforced by the latest Report by the UN Security Council, which explicitly says, among other things, that, among other things, its majed brigade – and TTP maintains “close coordination” in their terrorist activities.
The report quotes high profiled, complex attacks required by these groups in 2025 to illustrate the level of operational synchronization between them.
TTP and its affiliated groups had fled across the border to Afghanistan after their routine in a major military operation, the codename Zarb-E-Azb, in the former tribal areas of Pakistan in 2014.
That found the safe ports that they have since used as launch pads to attack inside Pakistan.
Balochistan hosts major projects under the Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of Peking’s Belt and Road Initiative, and has often been targeted at rebel attacks.
