The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) have separately claimed responsibility for a series of operations in Lasbela, Jiwani, Mashkel and Kachhi, including an attack on a Pakistani military convoy, the killing of four individuals alleged to be linked to military intelligence, the destruction of equipment at a lithium exploration site, and road blockades in Kachhi.
In a statement issued to the media on Sunday, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the group’s Fateh Squad had targeted a convoy of the Pakistani military’s 15 FF Bomb Disposal Party in the Kashari area of Wallapat, Lasbela, at around 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
According to the statement, the attack began with an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a military vehicle, followed by direct gunfire. The BLA claimed that two military vehicles were completely destroyed and two others were severely damaged. The group further claimed that nine military personnel were killed and more than 11 wounded, including members of the Light Engineering Battalion and 15 FF. Pakistani officials, however, confirmed the attack but said four security personnel, including a Naib Subedar and two Levies personnel, had been killed, while seven others, including a civilian, were injured. Authorities did not provide further details regarding the incident.
The BLA also claimed that its members carried out what it described as an intelligence-based operation in Jiwani, killing four individuals whom it alleged were associated with the Pakistani military and Military Intelligence (MI). The group identified the deceased as Ghulam Mustafa, Sanam Masih, Kanwal Shehzad and Danish Iqbal, and alleged that they were engaged in intelligence activities while working with the National Logistics Corporation (NLC).
In a separate development, the BLA said its members took control of a lithium exploration site in Mashkel and set fire to four drilling machines and five vehicles. The group claimed that company employees detained during the operation were later released after being issued a warning.
The organisation used the statement to reiterate its opposition to lithium exploration and mining projects in Balochistan, warning local and international companies against participating in such ventures. The BLA stated that it would consider projects related to lithium extraction and exploration as potential targets under what it described as its strategy of “economic blockade”.
Meanwhile, Baloch Republican Guards spokesperson Dostain Baloch said BRG fighters had established road blockades and conducted snap-checking operations in various parts of Kachhi district on Sunday.
According to the statement, vehicles were searched at multiple locations and BRG members conducted patrols in the area. The group said it had not encountered any state personnel during the operations and claimed responsibility for the activities.
BLA and BRG stated that such operations would continue until what they described as the liberation of Balochistan.
Pakistani authorities had not issued any immediate response to the claims made by either group at the time of publication.