Pakistani security forces killed 10 terrorists and wounded several others in an intelligence-based operation targeting militant hideouts in the Shor Pard area of Khuzdar district, Balochistan (Pakistan's largest but most restive province, bordering Afghanistan and Iran). Forces engaged three separate groups operating from distinct hideouts, and a search operation is ongoing to capture those who escaped. The operation follows a string of recent security incidents in the province, including a surviving attack on Balochistan's home minister and the killing of 18 militants linked to the group Fitna al-Hindustan earlier in the week.