Pakistani authorities announced that hostages held by separatists since the beginning of the week have been freed. According to information received from official sources, security forces carried out an operation to release the hostages, who were being held in the province of Balochistan. Confirming the information about the release, an official representative stated: "As a result of the operation in Balochistan, all the hostages who were held by separatists since the beginning of the week have been freed." No further details about the operation or the condition of the released hostages have been officially disclosed.
