Pakistan military launches intelligence operation in response to militant attacks, army says

A bus with passengers sitting on the roof with belongings, drives past a damaged vehicle, a day after separatist militants conducted deadly attacks, in Bolan district of Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, Pakistan August 27, 2024. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed/File Photo

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military has launched intelligence-based operations in country's southwestern Balochistan province to respond to the widespread attacks by insurgents that killed over 50 people this week, the country's army said on Friday.

Ethnic Baloch insurgents earlier this week assaulted several civil and military targets in a coordinated string of attacks. The army said it retaliated and killed 21 militants.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad)