In a 40-hour battle in Balochistan, Pakistan, nearly 150 militants were killed following coordinated attacks that resulted in the deaths of almost 50 people. Armed groups, including the Baloch Liberation Army, targeted civilians and security forces in multiple districts, prompting a large-scale military response. The Pakistani government has accused the insurgents of increasingly targeting civilians and using them as human shields. This surge in violence underscores the ongoing separatist insurgency in resource-rich, yet impoverished Balochistan.
