Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Sunday that at least 145 terrorists had been killed in nearly 40 hours of security operations after the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) carried out coordinated attacks in 12 towns across the province. Speaking at a press conference here, Bugti said the attacks claimed the lives of 17 security personnel and 31 civilians.
He added that the provincial government would take responsibility for the families of those martyred and disclosed that intelligence agencies had already received reports about the planned attacks, prompting authorities to begin operations a day earlier.