New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Pakistani security forces have killed nearly 150 militants in less than two days across its troubled southwestern province of Balochistan, with the country grappling with one of its most serious episodes of violence in the region.

"We have managed to kill 145 terrorists in 40 hours," Sarfraz Bugti, the chief minister of Balochistan, said on Sunday, as per Bloomberg.

The chief minister added that in the violence, 31 civilizations and 17 security personnel also lost their lives.

Pakistan, since the last year, has seen increasing insurgent activity, with deaths from insurgent attacks rising to 3,967 nationwide, the highest since 2015, as per data by the South Asia Terrorism Portal.

The unrest has been particularly pr...