At least four Pakistani soldiers were reportedly killed and six injured in multiple attacks in parts of Balochistan. Baloch armed groups claimed responsibility.
According to reports, unidentified gunmen targeted Pakistani forces in the Dandar area of the Kech district on Friday — Sources said heavy gunfire and explosions were heard at the time of the attack.
Moreover, another Pakistani forces’ outpost came under attack in the Zamuran area of Kech district. Attackers reportedly fled unhurt.
However, local sources confirmed that soon after the attack, aerial drones were spotted in different locations in the aforementioned area.
Similarly, unidentified gunmen also targeted security posts of the main camp of Pakistani forces in the Manguchar area of Kalat on Friday.
A “pro-independence” Baloch armed group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) accepted responsibility for these three attacks in a media statement on Friday.
The BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said that freedom fighters of the BLA targeted the Pakistani military in three separate attacks in Kalat, Zamuran, and Kolwah. “An enemy personnel was eliminated and five were injured in these attacks,” says Jeeyand Baloch.
Another pro-independence Baloch armed group, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for killing two Pakistani soldiers and injuring another in Mashkey town of Balochistan.
BLF spokesperson Major Gohram Baloch said that BLF fighters targeted the “enemy army personnel when they were walking outside of their post on Thursday.
Additionally, the BLF also claimed responsibility for killing a Pakistan soldier and injuring several others in another attack on the post of Pakistani fortces in the Gichk area of Panjgur.