Pakistan military launches strikes in response to Balochistan attacks, army says

Pakistan's military has launched intelligence-based operations in the southwestern Balochistan province in response to attacks by insurgents that killed over 50 people this week, the army said on Friday, Report informs via Reuters.

In a statement, the army said five insurgents were killed and three others wounded in the three operations it had launched in the province.

"Operations will continue until all perpetrators, facilitators and abetters of these atrocious acts are brought to justice," the statement said.

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