Security Forces Arrest Two Female Suicide Bombers in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces have arrested two female Suicide Bombers along with facilitator in District Mastung (Balochistan) belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Hindustan.

This was revealed in a press release issued by military’s media wing on Wednesday. No further details have been provided to the media about the arrest of these female suicide bombers.

Both Baloch rebels and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have been using their female members as suicide bombers in their operations against Pakistani security forces.

ISPR in a statement issued on Wednesday said that in continuation of security forces operations against the terrorists nexus of Indian sponsored Fitna al Hindustan and Fitna al Khwarij, comprehensive joint operations are being carried in different parts of Balochistan to weed out remnants of terrorists and their facilitators.

In last 48 hours security forces have conducted multiple intelligence-based area sanitization and targeted operations in District Surab and District Mastung of Balochistan, during which ten terrorists were killed.

During the conduct of these operations, security forces effectively engaged the terrorist locations, killing seven terrorists in District Surab. Whereas three terrorists were killed and two female Suicide Bombers along with facilitator were also apprehended in District Mastung belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Hindustan.

Weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices used by terrorists were also recovered from the terrorists.

Sanitization operations are being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored terrorist found in the area. Relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm e Istehkam” (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.

Pakistan has witnessed a renewed surge in militant violence over the past two years, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where security forces have intensified intelligence-based operations against insurgent and militant groups. Balochistan remains the focal point of a long-running separatist insurgency, with attacks frequently targeting security personnel, government installations and infrastructure projects, including those linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Security officials have in recent years reported an increasing use of female operatives by militant organizations in suicide attacks and other high-profile operations. The first widely reported case involving a female suicide bomber in Balochistan occurred in April 2022, when a woman affiliated with the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out a suicide attack outside the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi, killing three Chinese teachers and their Pakistani driver. Since then, authorities have repeatedly warned that militant groups have expanded the recruitment and training of women for suicide missions.

Pakistan’s military has also increasingly described militant organizations operating in Balochistan and the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as part of a broader network receiving external support. The military refers to Baloch insurgent groups as “Fitna al Hindustan” and the TTP as “Fitna al Khwarij,” alleging that both are backed by hostile foreign elements. India has consistently rejected Pakistan’s allegations of sponsoring militant violence, while Pakistan maintains that its ongoing counterterrorism operations under the National Action Plan and the “Azm-e-Istehkam” campaign are aimed at dismantling militant infrastructure and preventing future attacks.