Washuk Operation, Forces Kill Five Terrorists in Balochistan, Says ISPR

Washuk Operation – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – The Washuk operation in Balochistan has ended with the killing of five terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

The military’s media wing said security forces acted on an intelligence report. The tip said that members of a group called Fitna al-Hindustan were present in the Washuk district.

The action took place on the night of October 12 and 13, 2026. According to the ISPR statement, the troops moved quickly and found a hideout used by the militants.

During the action, five terrorists were killed. Security forces also recovered a huge stock of weapons, ammunition and explosives from the site.

The ISPR said clearance operations are now underway. The aim is to find and remove any other militants who may still be hiding nearby.

Fitna al-Hindustan is the name Pakistan’s military uses for groups it says are backed by India. India has rejected such claims in the past. The details of this incident come from the ISPR statement, and no independent confirmation was included in it.

The ISPR also spoke about the wider security plan. It said Pakistan’s forces and law enforcement agencies will keep up their efforts under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision. The Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan approved this plan.

The military said the goal is to end what it calls foreign-backed terrorism in the country.

This news comes at a time of rising violence. Pakistan has seen more cross-border attacks, mainly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021.

Data from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) shows how serious the situation has become. The Islamabad-based think tank recorded 225 militant attacks across Pakistan in September 2026.

That was the highest monthly number in 12 years. In August, the count was 199, so the rise was about 13 percent. It was also the third month in a row that attacks went up.

Islamabad has often asked Kabul to stop militants from using Afghan soil to attack Pakistan. Pakistan says the Afghan Taliban government has not taken strong action against groups that target its soldiers and civilians.

The two sides have held several rounds of talks. However, they have not settled their differences, and the issue of militant groups operating from Afghanistan remains the main point of dispute.