Armed fighters took control of government buildings and security posts in Balochistan’s Chagai town on Thursday, while a Pakistani military convoy came under a bomb and gun attack in Washuk district, local sources said.
The sources said a large number of fighters entered Chagai and seized government offices, banks, Levies stations and police stations. It was not immediately clear whether clashes had taken place or how long the buildings remained under their control.
In the Seechi area of Washuk, a three-vehicle military convoy was reportedly targeted first with an improvised explosive device and then with gunfire.
Preliminary reports indicated casualties among the personnel. However, no confirmed toll was immediately available.
The latest incidents came amid a series of major attacks across Balochistan. A day earlier, a Pakistani military convoy was ambushed near Walpat in Bela while travelling along the Quetta-Karachi highway.
The Pakistani military confirmed that one junior commissioned officer and 10 soldiers were killed, while the Baloch Liberation Army later claimed responsibility and put the toll at 17.
In Khuzdar on Wednesday, the BLA also claimed its Majeed Brigade had carried out a vehicle-borne attack on a fortified compound linked to Shafiq Mengal, whom the group describes as the head of a pro-government armed militia.
No group had claimed responsibility for the latest incidents in Chagai and Washuk at the time of publication, while Pakistani authorities had not issued a statement.