Pakistan’s security apparatus shifted into full offensive mode over the weekend, raising the insurgent death toll to 177 as of Monday (February 2, 2026), the highest number of militant casualties in a single operational window since the Balochistan insurgency began. https://thenewscapital.com/world/highest-toll-in-decades-177-militants-killed-as-pakistan-launches-brutal-counter-strike-across-balochistan/