People gather as others collect recyclable items next to a burned-out vehicle along a road on the outskirts of Quetta, a day after coordinated terrorist attacks in Balochistan. Photo: AFP
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned in the strongest possible terms the “heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks” that took place in several places in Balochistan on January 31.
In a press release issued by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN, shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Council said that the members of the Security Council condemned in the “strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks” which resulted in the serious loss of 48 people, including 31 civilians.
Members of the UN Security Council strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attacks carried out by the BLA in Balochistan on January 31, 2026. They also stressed the need to hold those responsible to account and bring them to justice. pic.twitter.com/qYPqltOvRM
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) February 4, 2026
The statement follows a series of coordinated attacks in several locations across Balochistan over the weekend. On Tuesday, state media reported that Pakistani security forces killed a total of 197 terrorists belonging to the banned militant group ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ in continuing counter-terrorism operations in Balochistan. 22 security personnel were martyred in these operations.
The Security Council “expressed its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Pakistan.” The statement also “wishes a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.”
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Reaffirming its position on terrorism, the Council declared that “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.”
The members of the Security Council further “emphasized the need to hold the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice.” The Council urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to actively cooperate with the Government of Pakistan in this regard.
The Council “reiterated that any act of terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable, whatever its motivation, wherever it occurs, at any time and by whomever it occurs.” He reaffirmed the “need for all States to fight against [terrorism] by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law. »
