Two Baloch armed groups, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) and the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG), have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks and operations in different parts of Balochistan.
In a statement issued to the media, BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said the group carried out nine separate operations between 13 and 20 September in Kech, Dalbandin, Kharan, Mastung, Khuzdar, Dasht, Awaran and Quetta.
According to the statement, BLF fighters targeted a Pakistani military convoy in the Pullabad area of Tump, Kech, on 20 September, using heavy and automatic weapons. The group also claimed to have fired several rockets at a military checkpoint in the area, alleging that Pakistani forces suffered casualties and material losses.
The spokesperson further stated that on 19 September, BLF fighters set fire to equipment at a military communications tower in the Ashlolo Padag area of Dalbandin. The group alleged that the facility was being used for communications, surveillance and military purposes.
BLF also claimed that on 18 September its members detained a man identified as Khairullah in Kharan, alleging that he was associated with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). According to the group, he was killed after allegedly attempting to escape while being taken for interrogation. The claims could not be independently verified.
In another claimed operation, the group said its fighters established a blockade in the Maro area of Mastung on 17 September and stopped vehicles passing through the area. BLF alleged that a military vehicle carrying a Subedar and other personnel came under attack after its occupants attempted to draw their weapons. The group claimed that the Subedar and three other personnel were seriously injured.
The spokesperson said the blockade remained in place throughout the day.
BLF further claimed responsibility for an attack on vehicles transporting minerals in the Kuraro area of Wadh on 17 September. According to the statement, the vehicles sustained damage, forcing the convoy to halt. The group stated that no casualties were intended during the operation.
In Dasht’s Bilnagor area, the group claimed to have seized a vehicle carrying supplies for a Frontier Corps (FC) camp on 17 September. According to the statement, the driver was released after being warned.
The group also claimed that one FC personnel was killed in a sniper attack on a military checkpoint in Suneri, Mashkay, on 15 September.
In Quetta, BLF alleged that its members encountered Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel while conducting what it described as an organisational patrol in the Sariab area on 15 September. The group claimed that three CTD personnel were killed and two others injured in the ensuing attack.
Additionally, BLF claimed that on 13 September, its fighters targeted bomb disposal personnel in the Malant area of Tump with an improvised explosive device while they were attempting to defuse a planted bomb. The group alleged that one military personnel was killed and another injured in the blast.
In its statement, BLF claimed responsibility for all of the above operations, including the alleged killing of Khairullah, the blockade in Mastung, the destruction of the communications tower, the seizure of military supplies and the attack on vehicles transporting minerals.
Separately, the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) claimed responsibility for an attack on what it described as a state-backed death squad in the Kachhi Qalandar area of Kachhi district.
In a statement issued to the media, BRG spokesperson Dostain Baloch said the group’s fighters were conducting a routine patrol when they encountered an armed group allegedly operating under the patronage of Pakistani army. According to the statement, the armed men attempted to block the fighters’ path, prompting an attack by BRG members.
The spokesperson claimed that members of the death squad fled the scene, leaving behind their weapons.
Neither Pakistani authorities nor security officials had commented on the claims at the time of filing this report.