Pakistan's military said its forces killed four militants and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan's Khuzdar district on Thursday.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing, said the operation was launched on the reported presence of Banned Baloch Separatist group it linked to "Fitna al-Hindustan" the label the military uses for what it describes as an Indian-backed proxy network. Troops intercepted two vehicles configured as vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), the statement said, destroying both and killing the four men operating them.

The ISPR said sanitisation operations were continuing in the area to trace any remaining fighters, and that the wider counter-terrorism campaign under the "Azm-e-Istehkam" vision approved by the federal apex committee on the National Action Plan ; would continue alongside law-enforcement agencies.

The claims could not be independently verified. Access for journalists to conflict-hit areas of Balochistan is heavily restricted, and the identities and affiliations of those killed in such operations are seldom confirmed by independent sources. India has consistently rejected Pakistani allegations that it sponsors militancy in the province.

The announcement follows a run of similar military statements this week. On 28–29 July, the ISPR said security forces had killed 32 fighters it described as belonging to Indian-backed networks in operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, including eight in Nushki.

Published in Balochistan Dispatch, July 30th, 2026