Security forces killed three terrorists while foiling an attempt to attack an unoccupied camp of a construction company in Balochistan’s Gwadar on Thursday, state-owned Radio Pakistan reported, citing security sources. The Gwadar attack was foiled before the assailants could strike the vacant camp.
The attackers belonged to Fitna al-Hindustan, the state’s term for Baloch separatist militants it describes as Indian proxies. With the Gwadar attack foiled, three more terrorists were surrounded as the operation continued. The camp was empty at the time, and no injuries among security personnel were reported.
Gwadar attack foiled: how the operation unfolded
In a separate attempted attack, an operation was under way against terrorists hiding in a local hotel near the Gwadar Highway, the report said. Security sources told Radio Pakistan that four terrorists had been surrounded in that action, and that the Gwadar general officer commanding was personally leading the operation on the ground.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the security forces for foiling the attempted attack and lauded their professional capability. “We are proud of the brave sons of the soil who are fighting against terrorists,” he said, adding that the entire nation stood united against terrorism and that operations would continue until terrorists and their facilitators were completely eliminated.
Balochistan’s unrelenting militant threat
The foiled attack is the latest in a long chain of militant violence in Balochistan, where separatist groups frequently target convoys, security personnel and installations. Only last week, 20 trainee police personnel were abducted while travelling between Kalat and Mastung; they were later recovered safely.
The province has seen some of the year’s worst attacks. In July, at least 30 people, including 27 police personnel, were martyred when terrorists ambushed police deployed in the Kach Mangi Phase III area of Ziarat, triggering gun battles that lasted hours.
Thursday’s action in Gwadar came within hours of a deadly police operation in KP’s Karak district, where four policemen were martyred and two terrorists killed — a reminder that the militant threat is striking on two fronts at once.
The numbers behind the violence are stark. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project, attacks in Pakistan rose nearly fourfold to 2,425 in 2025 from 658 in 2022, while attacks by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan rose more than sevenfold in the same period.
Was anyone hurt in the Gwadar attack?
No casualties among security forces or civilians were reported. The camp was unoccupied at the time of the attempted attack.
Who was behind the attempted attack?
Security sources identified the attackers as members of Fitna al-Hindustan, the term the state uses for Baloch separatist militants it describes as Indian proxies.
Is the operation over?
No. Security forces had surrounded additional terrorists, including four in a hotel near the Gwadar Highway, and the operation was continuing.
Read our report on the Karak operation and the recovery of the abducted Kalat recruits.
