The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the detention of two Pakistani soldiers, including a senior non-commissioned officer, identified as Subaidar Mohammad Khan, and a sepoy, named Abdul Rasheed.
According to the group’s press release, the individuals were intercepted and detained by the BLA’s Special Tactical Operations Squad (STOS) in Margat Bolan on Wednesday. The group said that the operation was based on “information and intelligence from BLA’s intelligence wing.”
The BLA’s statement outlined Subaidar Mohammad Khan’s service record, indicating he had joined the Pakistani Frontier Corps Sibbi Scouts in 1981 and had been posted across various units. At the time of his detention, he was posted as a Subaidar in Frontier Corps Security Services to provide security at the Zarghoon gas field in Balochistan.
Sepoy Abdul Rasheed, also of the Frontier Corps Sibbi Scouts, had been assigned to duties at the Zarghoon gas field, with prior deployments at various outposts including Zafar, Haseeb, Double Four and Tauqeer.
The BLA indicated that following their investigations, the detained individuals would be presented before what they described as the “Baloch national court” to determine subsequent proceedings.
At the time of writing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the official media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, has not issued any statement or confirmation regarding the claims made by the BLA.