Gwadar operations kill 10 militants, says military media wing

Gwadar operations ended with 10 militants dead, one of them a woman, ISPR said on Friday, following attacks in Balochistan.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Fitna al Hindustan, as it calls the group, tried to stage attacks on October 22. The reported sites lay close to the Gabd Border Crossing and inside Gwadar city.

One civilian died and a few vehicles took damage. ISPR said order returned to the affected areas once the operations ended, and the Gwadar operations then wrapped up. The statement said the operations ended with no loss among the security forces.

What ISPR said about the Gwadar operations

ISPR said the attackers sought to harm the people they claim to represent and to block development in the province. To protect residents, security forces then cleared the area in and around Gwadar city. The Gwadar operations ran through separate engagements.

According to the statement, troops foiled the attackers’ plans in separate engagements. The state uses that name for Balochistan-based groups to stress India’s role in terrorism. The statement called the attackers “Indian-sponsored.”

ISPR also criticised the involvement of a Baloch woman. Forcing her to take part was a crime against the state and against the honour of Baloch women, it said. In its words, the tactic exploits women as a tool of propaganda.

Such methods go against Baloch and Islamic traditions, ISPR said. The people of Balochistan have long rejected those who shed blood in their name.

Army chief vows to keep up the campaign

The statement came hours after Field Marshal Asim Munir visited Corps Headquarters in Peshawar. He serves as chief of defence forces and army chief. He said the army will hit India-backed terrorists hard wherever they are. The campaign will continue to the fullest, he added.

ISPR said the counterterrorism drive will go on at full pace. It runs under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision, which the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan approved. It added that security forces and police remain determined to end foreign-backed terrorism.

However, a day earlier, security sources said troops killed three militants. They also stopped an assault on an unoccupied camp of a construction firm in the same district. Earlier this week, ISPR reported that an army major lost his life while troops killed four militants in intelligence-based raids.

Rising violence

Balochistan has seen more terrorist activity in recent years, and security forces have stepped up operations in response. Meanwhile, the army chief’s remarks show the same resolve.

Pakistan has also seen cross-border incidents climb steeply since the Afghan Taliban took power again in 2021. KP and Balochistan have felt it most. In September 2026, militants carried out more attacks in one month than in any month for 12 years.

The figures and the claim of Indian sponsorship come from the military’s statement, and no independent account was immediately available.

For now, the Gwadar operations show the pressure on security forces in the province. The military says the campaign against armed groups will go on.