The Pakistan Army initiated en masse combat search and rescue operations and patrols in Balochistan areas on February 22, 2026, between 8:45 PM and 9:15 PM UTC to retrieve soldiers captured and held hostage by BLA/FAH terrorists, according to an X post by the Open Source Pakistan Satellite Feed (OSPSF) at approximately 9:00 PM UTC. OSPSF stated the Army "will not rest until our boys have come back home," emphasizing ongoing efforts amid the 29-minute reporting window. This development follows OSPSF's earlier satellite image post at 8:00 PM UTC captioned 'The skies have eyes 🇵🇰,' signaling aerial surveillance during Taliban-Pakistan border tensions, as reported in the prior period from 7:45 PM to 8:45 PM UTC. The hostage situation relates to broader regional conflicts, including a convoy of around 50 Taliban military vehicles moving from Ghazni toward Paktia province's DandPathan district earlier on February 22, per X posts by AhmadSharifzad, and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's warning that cross-border terrorists from Afghanistan face action if bloodshed continues, according to the President's Secretariat statement shared by zarrar_11PK.
