Pakistan, June 10 -- Security forces killed 14 terrorists in the Naal area of Basima district in Balochistan, the military said on Tuesday, in an intelligence-based operation that also claimed the life of Lance Havildar Muhammad Abbas.

According to ISPR, the militants belonged to what it described as the Indian-sponsored "Fitna al Hindustan" network.

A timely pre-emption of violence, the significance of the operation lies more in the targets reportedly chosen by the militants: a police station and banks. To attack them is to send citizens a message that the state cannot protect either security or livelihood.

This is the logic behind much of the recent violence in Balochistan. Last month's suicide bombing of a shuttle train carrying sec...