Quetta, April 16 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed that it has killed 29 Pakistani military personnel in 14 attacks conducted between April 3-14 in several parts of Balochistan province, local media reported on Thursday. In a statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said that the group carried out operations in Panjgur, Kharan, Surab, Washuk, Uthal, Mastung and Jhal Magsi, targetting military convoys, checkpoints and supply lines, The Balochistan Post reported.Jeeyand Baloch …
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Quetta, March 31 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for carrying out more than 30 coordinated attacks against the Pakistani army across several regions in Balochistan, resulting in the death of dozens of personnel and injuries to several others. “Our series of coordinated attacks against the occupying Pakistani army across the length and breadth of occupied Balochistan continues with full force. So far, more than 30 attacks have been carried out in various …
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday reported its first wild polio virus case of 2026 in a four-year-old child from Bello Union Council in Sujawal district of Sindh province, local media reported. According to Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC), the case was detected through the polio surveillance network and the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad confirmed it, Pakistan’s l…
Quetta, Feb 27 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Friday drew attention to escalating abuses by Pakistani forces across Balochistan, documenting 107 enforced disappearances and 78 extrajudicial killings throughout January. In its latest report, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) recorded 107 enforced disappearances, including a woman.As per the findings among the 107 documented cases, 78 individuals were abducted through house raids, while 29 were taken into custody throug…
Kabul, Feb 11 (IANS) The recent attacks in Balochistan highlight not only security challenges but also what critics describe as long standing political failures to address the province’s grievances as the roots of growing violence in the province go back to Pakistan’s independence, a report has highlighted. An article in Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press mentioned that the recent attacks in Balochistan highlight not only security challenges but also what critics describe as long s…
Quetta, Feb 4 (IANS) Mobile internet remained suspended in Pakistan’s Balochistan for the fifth consecutive day with the authorities also stopping train services in the province after last week’s coordinated attacks, local media reported on Wednesday. Speaking to Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn, Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat said, “Keeping in mind the worsening law and order situation in the province, mobile internet has been shut down.” He further mentioned that mobile internet servic…
Quetta, Feb 2 (IANS) The Baloch rebel group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed that its ongoing offensive, titled Operation Herof Phase II, has been underway for more than 40 hours across multiple districts of Balochistan, alleging heavy casualties among Pakistani security forces and asserting control over several urban and rural areas.In a series of statements and media releases issued through its official channel, Hakkal, the BLA stated the operation had expanded across a wide geogr…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its recent statement against New Delhi over attacks in Balochistan, terming it “baseless allegations and usual tactics” of Islamabad to deflect attention from its internal failings. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) advised Pakistan to stop “parroting frivolous claims” and focus on addressing demands made by the people in the region.In response to queries regarding comments made by Pakistan, the MEA stated, “We categorically rejec…
Quetta, Feb 1 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks across the Balochistan province, alleging that more than 80 people were killed, including personnel from the Pakistani military, police, intelligence agencies and counter-terrorism units. The militant group described the offensive as ‘Operation Herof Phase II’.According to a statement issued by BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, the coordinated attacks continued for nearly ten h…
Quetta, Jan 31 (IANS) As Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) announced the start of the second phase of ‘Operation Herof’ across Balochistan on Saturday, armed clashes, explosions and attacks targetting Pakistani military installations emerged from multiple districts of the province, local media reported. Calling it a “declaration of decisive resistance”, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, in a brief statement, said the new phase is directed against “the occupying state and all its military and adm…