RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army Major Wajahat Waheed was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during security operations in Balochistan, while four terrorists were killed in a separate operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.
According to the ISPR, intelligence agencies reported the presence of multiple hideouts of Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Hindustan in the areas of Shadi Kaur in Pasni tehsil, Gwadar district, and Jattakabad in Kalat district, posing a threat to the local population.
To safeguard the local populace and clear the area of terrorists, security forces are conducting operations in these areas, the military’s media wing said.
In the first incident, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Jattakabad, Kalat district, on October 18, 2026. During the operation, troops engaged the terrorists’ hideout and killed four terrorists following an intense exchange of fire. A large cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered, the ISPR said.
In a separate incident, security forces conducted a series of clearance operations in Shadi Kaur, Pasni tehsil, Gwadar district. During one of the operations, the lead force component, headed by Major Wajahat Waheed, 34, a resident of Lahore, was targeted in an IED blast.
Major Wajahat Waheed made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and embraced shahadat.
The ISPR said sanitisation operations would continue to eliminate any remaining terrorists in the area.
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It added that the counterterrorism campaign under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam, approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, would continue at full pace. Security forces and law enforcement agencies remain committed to eliminating foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
Earlier, on October 18, 2026, security forces killed eight terrorists during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the Quetta, Nushki and Khuzdar districts of Balochistan, ARY News reported, citing the ISPR.
According to the report, security forces conducted three IBOs in the districts following reports of the presence of terrorists affiliated with the Indian proxy Fitna Al Hindustan. The operations resulted in the killing of eight Indian-sponsored terrorists, the ISPR said.