Operation Azm-e-Istehkam

Operation Azm-e-Istehkam
	Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Insurgency in Balochistan, Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan and the War on Terror
Date	22 June 2024 – present; (11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Pakistan
Result	Ongoing
Belligerents
Pakistan	Jihadist groups Baloch separatist groups
Commanders and leaders
Shehbaz Sharif; Asif Ali Zardari; Asim Munir	Noor Wali Mehsud Bashir Zeb; Nazar Baloch
Units involved
Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan Army; Pakistan Air Force; Pakistan Navy; ; Civil Armed Forces Pakistan Levies; Frontier Corps; Pakistan Rangers; Pakistan Coast Guards; Gilgit Baltistan Scouts; Frontier Constabulary; ; Pakistan Police Counter Terrorism Department; Balochistan Levies; ; Pakistani Intelligence community NACTA; ISI; IB; MI; FIA; FIU; SB; ;	Jihadist groups Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan; Lashkar-e-Jhangvi; Turkestan Islamic Party; al-Qaeda; Haqqani network; Baloch Separatist groups Baloch Liberation Army; Baloch Liberation Front;
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
573 killed; (As of February 2025)	706 killed (As of February 2025)
	369 civilians killed

Operation Azm-e-Istehkam (Urdu: آپریشن عزم استحکام) is a counter-insurgency operation launched by the government of Pakistan in June 2024. The operation was approved by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif. The operation will include not only military action, but also socio-economic uplift to deter extremism.