Several Baloch militant groups have carried out a series of attacks on Pakistani military and police forces in various parts of Balochistan, causing significant casualties and infrastructure damage. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for attacking a Pakistani military camp in the Shadi Kaur Dam area of Pasni in Gwadar district. The attack involved the use of light machine guns, rockets, and other automatic weapons, resulting in the deaths of two military personnel and injuries to several others, along with destruction of the camp’s infrastructure.
In another incident on the same day, the BLF launched a coordinated assault on Pakistan’s Frontier Corps main camp in the Lond Nausham area of Kohlu district. The group’s fighters surrounded the camp and used rocket launchers and automatic weapons, causing heavy casualties and material losses. Additionally, the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) conducted an attack on a police patrol near the Mir Hassan police station in Naseerabad district by detonating explosives using a remote-controlled device as a police vehicle passed by, resulting in casualties and vehicle damage.
Furthermore, the United Baloch Army (UBA) reportedly targeted a Pakistani military surveillance system in the Mach area of Kachhi district in Balochistan. The UBA fighters destroyed a surveillance tower near a main Pakistani army camp, which had four cameras for tracking movements and detecting attacks, rendering all cameras inoperable. These groups have expressed their intent to continue attacking Pakistani forces until what they perceive as the “liberation of Balochistan.”
The recent attacks, following the launch of the second phase of armed resistance ‘Operation Herof’ by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on January 31, represent a significant escalation of violence against Pakistani forces in the conflict-ridden province.
