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SECURITY AT A GLANCE

August 22, 2026

1–15 August 2026
 

Domestic

BALOCHISTAN
1.                Security forces killed seven alleged BLA terrorists, including a suicide bomber, during an operation in Nushki, Balochistan, destroying their hideout, ammunition and explosives (30-31.7.26).
2.                Eight people were killed in separate incidents across Balochistan, including a bus driver Shamadoodul Haq in Kachhi and two others in Khuzdar district (1.8.26).
3.                Local journalist Nazar Muhammad Kanrani was shot dead and his brother injured.

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DOMESTIC

AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK)

AJK Police spokesperson SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat alleged in Rawalakot that the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was attempting to destabilise the region, and accused its members of using automatic weapons against security forces during recent clashes. He said one Rangers official had been killed, around 15 law-enforcement personnel injured, and several suspects arrested with weapons recovered. Later, SSP Muhammad Riaz Mughal, speaking in Muzaffarabad, accused the JAAC of targeting security personnel during the unrest, claiming that 26 police personnel had been martyred in 2026, while 157 were seriously injured and 629 sustained minor injuries. However, no official figures regarding JAAC casualties or injuries have been reported.

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