The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for eight attacks across several districts of Balochistan in recent days, saying at least eight Pakistani security personnel were killed and several supply vehicles destroyed.
In a statement issued on Friday, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the operations took place in Panjgur, Kachhi, Quetta, Jeewani, Kharan, Buleda and Dalbandin. He said the group’s fighters used improvised explosive devices (IEDs), grenades and direct assaults to target security convoys, police patrols and supply vehicles.
In Panjgur district’s Parom area, the BLA said it hit a forces’ vehicle with a remote-controlled IED on Thursday as it departed from a post, killing six personnel. The group said the vehicle was “completely destroyed.”
In Kachhi district’s Kolpur area, the group claimed it targeted a bomb disposal squad working to clear a railway track, killing one soldier. It also said a separate attack was carried out in the same area on 28 August, causing what it described as “casualties and property losses.”
In Quetta’s Mian Ghundi area, the BLA said its fighters briefly detained police personnel on patrol and seized three Kalashnikov rifles before releasing them. In Jeewani, Gwadar district, the group said it launched a grenade attack on a military camp.
The BLA also claimed responsibility for killing a man it accused of working as an informant for Pakistani agencies in Kharan on 21 August. On 23 August, it said three supply trucks and a crane were destroyed in Buleda, Kech district, and two additional supply vehicles were set on fire in Dalbandin, Chagai district.
The Baloch Liberation Army is the largest and most active “pro-independence” armed group in Balochistan. It has been engaged in an armed insurgency for more than two decades. In recent years, it has shifted from traditional guerrilla tactics to more coordinated, large-scale operations resembling elements of conventional warfare.
In August 2024, the group launched “Operation Herof,” a coordinated wave of assaults across 14 districts that included simultaneous attacks on highways, police stations and military bases. Analysts described it as the largest single armed action in the history of the Baloch insurgency, saying it signalled the group’s intent to escalate the conflict into a more conventional confrontation with the Pakistani state.
Since then, the BLA has carried out a series of major operations, including ambushes, blockades, town takeovers and raids on security installations, which it has described as “military drills” in preparation for the next phase.
In its latest communique, the group said that “Operation Herof II” would mark what it called the downfall of Pakistani state control in Balochistan and the beginning of Baloch sovereignty.