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16 Militants Killed in Balochistan Security Operations; Polio Workers Attacked
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News18•23-09-2026, 19:15
16 Militants Killed in Balochistan Security Operations; Polio Workers Attacked
- •Sixteen militants were killed in multiple security operations across Pakistan's Balochistan province in Mastung, Turbat, and Quetta districts.
- •Nine militants were killed attempting to attack a security post in Mastung's Kanak Valley, with weapons and three motorcycles recovered.
- •Security forces killed two militants in Turbat during an intelligence-based operation, while police foiled an attack on Aghbarg police station in Quetta, killing five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants.
- •Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nushki district, though the vaccination team escaped unharmed.
- •The attacks occurred amidst a week-long anti-polio campaign aiming to vaccinate over 31 million children across Pakistan, one of only two countries where wild poliovirus transmission has not been eradicated.
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Security forces killed 16 militants in multiple operations across the Mastung, Turbat, and Quetta districts of Balochistan on Wednesday.
The attack on the Aghbarg police station was carried out by motorcycle-borne militants belonging to the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Nushki district, though the vaccination team itself escaped unharmed.
