The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for seven new attacks as part of ongoing military drills preparing for “Operation Herof 2.0,” bringing the total to 78 operations across 58 locations in Balochistan.
“Operation Herof” was launched in August 2024 and was described by the group as a multiphase military campaign aimed at the “reclamation of Balochistan” from Pakistani control.
Earlier on Sunday, the BLA issued a detailed statement outlining 71 attacks across 51 locations carried out between 9 and 11 May. During those operations, the group claimed it temporarily seized control of towns including Hoshab, parts of Panjgur, and Ahmedwal, targeted military posts, destroyed convoys, and set fire to government buildings and vehicles transporting minerals.
BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the drills were designed “not only to destroy the enemy but also to test military coordination, ground control, and defensive positions” in preparation for a future organized war effort.
In a statement released Tuesday, Jeeyand Baloch said the latest attacks were carried out in Khuzdar, Panjgur, Kalat, Noshki, and Sibi districts. The operations reportedly included highway blockades, attacks on Pakistani military positions, an IED blast, and the killing of alleged intelligence operatives.
On Saturday night, BLA fighters reportedly held control of the highway at Ornach Cross in Khuzdar for more than two hours. During the blockade, the group said it stopped and searched vehicles accused of being involved in the “looting of Baloch resources.” Two vehicles were targeted, and a Levies Force checkpoint was seized and set ablaze.
In Panjgur’s Nokabad area, the group claimed it launched an assault on a Pakistani military post using automatic weapons, rocket launchers, and grenade launchers. According to the BLA, at least two Pakistani soldiers were killed and five others injured in the 25-minute clash.
Separately, the group said it dismantled surveillance cameras allegedly installed by Pakistani forces in the Paroom Jain area of Panjgur.
In Kalat, BLA fighters reportedly carried out a remote-controlled IED blast targeting a bomb disposal unit engaged in a clearance operation in the Garap area. Two personnel were killed in the explosion, the group said.
The BLA also claimed to have “neutralised” four alleged Pakistani intelligence agents in the Galangor area of Noshki. The individuals were identified as Moin, son of Ghulam Mustafa, and Huzaifa, son of Muhammad Latif, both residents of Pakpattan; and Imran Ali and Irfan Ali, sons of Maqsood Ahmed, from Rahim Yar Khan.
The group said the men had been detained during a checkpoint operation in Ahmedwal, Noshki on 9 May and later confessed to working for Pakistani intelligence agencies.
In Sibi, the BLA said its fighters carried out a hand grenade attack on a Pakistani military post located near the railway station. A similar assault was launched on another post in the Mathri area of Kachi district, reportedly injuring at least three soldiers.
“These attacks are a continuation of the BLA’s ongoing resistance strategy, ‘Operation Herof,’” the statement read. “The Baloch Liberation Army makes it clear that such operations will continue until national liberation is achieved.”
BLF Operations in Barkhan, Kolwah, Jhao, and Kachhi
Meanwhile, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for multiple attacks across Barkhan, Awaran, Jhao, Kachhi, and Noshki areas over the past two days
According to BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch, the group established a highway blockade from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on May 12 at Rara Sham in Barkhan, a key route linking Balochistan to Punjab.
Dozens of Punjabi travelers were stopped and questioned, but none were harmed as “no military or intelligence personnel were found among them.” The group emphasized that its hostility is directed not at ordinary Punjabis, but at those responsible for the “military occupation and exploitation of Balochistan.”
Earlier that day, BLF fighters reportedly surrounded a Levies checkpoint in Kanado, Kachhi. Weapons were seized, and the personnel were released unharmed.
In a separate attack at around 2 p.m., BLF fighters launched a deadly ambush against armed members of a “death squad” in Gishang, Kolwah, Awaran district. The BLF said five operatives were killed, including Nader, son of Qasim, a resident of Parwar, Mashkay.
A Pakistani military convoy reportedly arrived to assist, but it failed to repel the attack. The BLF warned residents to keep their distance from death-squad commander Aurangzeb Bezinjo: “This agent of the occupying army is enticing young people with minor incentives and job offers, thereby making them active participants in the state-sponsored Baloch genocide.”
Later in the evening, Levies personnel were briefly detained and disarmed during a patrol in Gresha, Goni, before being released.
On May 12, the BLF carried out two additional attacks. Around 4:00 p.m., the group said it launched a coordinated assault on a Pakistani military post at Shahu Batal in Kolwah. The attack was launched from two directions and reportedly resulted in personnel and material losses for the military.
At 7:00 a.m. on May 13 in Gazi Sodan, Jhao, a landmine planted by BLF fighters exploded near security personnel assigned to protect a construction company. Two were reportedly killed and two seriously injured.
“The Balochistan Liberation Front accepts responsibility for these attacks and reaffirms its commitment to continue the armed struggle until the complete withdrawal of occupying forces,” Major Gwahram Baloch said.
No official statement has yet been issued by the Pakistani military in response to either the BLA or BLF’s claims.