The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has asserted responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks in Balochistan, resulting in over 80 casualties, including Pakistani military, police, and intelligence personnel. The militant group named the offensive ‘Operation Herof Phase II’. According to BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, the attacks spanned multiple districts and targeted key security and military installations.
The BLA reported that the attacks, lasting nearly ten hours, took place in Quetta, Noshki, Mastung, Dalbandin, Kalat, and other significant centers in Balochistan. The group claimed to have killed 84 security personnel, with 18 others taken captive during the assaults. Additionally, they alleged the seizure or destruction of over 30 government properties, including offices, banks, and prisons, along with the torching of more than 20 vehicles.
Furthermore, the BLA stated that their fighters disrupted the movement of Pakistani security forces in various areas, asserting temporary control over specific zones. In a separate incident, Pakistani security forces reportedly conducted an operation in Gwadar, where they attacked a residential compound, resulting in the deaths of 12 individuals, including women and children, with several others injured. In Turbat, forces allegedly fired mortar shells in civilian areas, leading to the death of a 15-year-old boy and serious injuries to a five-year-old child and two women.
