Perception being created that the situation in Balochistan is deteriorating: DG ISPR

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Key context: <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed ' data-original-src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1iI6QU7f5E'> <div class='media__item media__item--youtube '><iframe src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/K1iI6QU7f5E?enablejsapi=1&controls=1&modestbranding=1&rel=0' loading='lazy' allowfullscreen='' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' width='100%' height='100%'></iframe></div> </figure> <p>Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday that deliberate attempts were being made to create a perception that the situation in Balochistan was deteriorating.</p> <p>He made this remark while addressing a press conference focused on the overall security situation in the country, particularly Balochistan.</p> <p>At the outset of the briefing, the military’s spokesperson said 40,348 intelligence-based operations had been conducted this year so far, adding that the figure covered operations carried out by all security forces, including police, civil armed forces, intelligence agencies and the armed forces.</p> <p>Of these operations, most were carried out in Balochistan, with the number exceeding 31,000, he said.</p> <p>The DG ISPR added that overall 3,145 terrorism incidents had taken place in the country in 2026, among which 1,971 were reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,148 from Balochistan and 26 from other parts of the country.</p> <p>During this time, he continued, 2,084 individuals who were confirmed terrorists were killed. “This comes to an average of 10 terrorists being killed every day, which is the highest ratio ever,” he added.</p> <p>Meanwhile, security forces were undertaking 194 intelligence-based operations (IBO) per day. “So these IBOs are going on every hour.”</p> <hr /> <p><em>More to follow</em></p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.