The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has released videos showing its fighters launching armed raids, establishing road blockades, and seizing control of government buildings in Surab and Mastung districts of Balochistan.
The videos were published by the group’s official media channel, Hakkal. In the Surab footage, fighters draped in the flag of an independent Balochistan are seen advancing through mountainous terrain and riding into the city on motorcycles.
Surab, located about 212 kilometres south of Balochistan’s capital Quetta, appears under BLA control in the video. Fighters are shown storming the Levies headquarters, detaining personnel, and seizing weapons and documents. Several documents are then set on fire.
Armed men are also seen patrolling the city’s main bazaar and setting up temporary checkpoints. Many residents appear to welcome their arrival.
The video further shows fighters entering the local police station, setting vehicles and the building itself on fire. The Deputy Commissioner’s office, a government guest house, and three banks are also shown being torched.
In a statement released after the operation, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the group had “taken complete control” of Surab and “paralysed all military, administrative, and financial structures of the state.”
He said fighters seized 30 Kalashnikov rifles and other weapons from government posts. Levies and police personnel were reportedly released “under conditional amnesty based on their Baloch identity.”
Three government vehicles, state warehouses, and additional infrastructure were also set ablaze. Two vehicles were reportedly taken for use by BLA fighters.
A second video released by the BLA shows a similar operation in Mastung, a town closer to Quetta.
In the footage, BLA fighters are seen capturing the Wali Khan police station and seizing weapons. The group also took over a Levies checkpoint along the Quetta–Karachi highway, enforcing a short blockade that lasted about an hour.
According to the BLA, local officers in Mastung were released unharmed.
The BLA has increased such armed takeovers and highway blockades in recent months. In January, the group claimed to have seized control of Zehri in Khuzdar district. In May, it said it captured Mangochar in Kalat district, where it torched government buildings and blocked a key highway.
Analysts say these short-term takeovers are intended to undermine state authority and project territorial control. They say the intensification of such attacks may pose growing security challenges for Pakistan and could disrupt key infrastructure linked to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).