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Pakistan's military says it has concluded a week-long operation against the Baloch Liberation Army in Balochistan, reporting 216 militants killed and casualties among security forces and civilians after militants seized towns including Nushki; the BLA says its operation also ended, while combing continues in some areas amid ongoing cross-border tensions with India.
Pakistan’s military says a weeklong operation in Balochistan degraded BLA networks, reporting 216 militants killed, a substantial weapons cache recovered, and casualties among civilians and security personnel, as authorities say the campaign disrupted leadership and operational capabilities amid ongoing violence in the resource-rich province.
Balochistan’s long-running conflict—rooted in colonial-era borders, political exclusion, and resource extraction—has driven repeated uprisings, with a new surge led by the BLA. As security operations escalate, analysts say lasting peace requires political dialogue, accountability for disappearances, and a credible reconciliation framework that addresses governance and economic grievances tied to projects like CPEC.
Security forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province say they killed 145 militants from the Baloch Liberation Army—described by authorities as Indian-backed—during a wave of counterterrorism raids over the past 40 hours, following weekend suicide and gun attacks that killed 33 people. The operation left 18 civilians and 15 security personnel dead, with some militants reportedly Afghan nationals. Islamabad continues to accuse India of backing the BLA and cites cross-border links, while Afghanistan’s role is also referenced in the region’s tensions.
Pakistan’s security forces intensified operations against Baloch separatists after a weekend of unprecedented multi-city assaults in Balochistan, including Quetta and the Gwadar port, killing at least 31 civilians and 17 security personnel; authorities say 145 militants were killed in about 40 hours, and the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attacks. The strikes targeted military installations, police stations, banks, and a prison in Mastung, with mobile internet suspended in several cities as security forces said they were conducting mop-up operations. Islamabad blames Afghan sanctuaries for militant safe havens, a claim Kabul denies, while analysts warn the insurgency has momentum and local support that complicates containment.
A coordinated wave of suicide and gun attacks by militants, led by the Baloch Liberation Army, rocked Pakistan's Balochistan province, targeting civilians, a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary sites. Officials say the assaults left more than 120 people dead or wounded on Saturday (including civilians and security personnel) and that security forces killed a large number of militants—92 on Saturday—with the total militant deaths in the past 48 hours reaching about 133. The violence included prison breaks, bank robberies, and attempted assaults on government facilities, and some footage showed female fighters among the attackers. Pakistan accuses the group of Indian backing, a charge New Delhi denies. The attacks prompted emergency hospital measures and disrupted rail services across the region.
FDA has requested the full HOPE-3 clinical study report (CSR) and supporting data to address Capricor’s Complete Response Letter for the Deramiocel BLA; Capricor will submit the CSR and updates in February 2026 to support continued FDA review and a new PDUFA date, following HOPE-3 topline data showing significant skeletal muscle and cardiac improvements in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.