The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) on Sunday claimed responsibility for 10 operations across Balochistan, saying three Pakistani military personnel were killed, while its women’s unit joined a highway blockade in Chagai and several commercial vehicles were damaged or destroyed.
In a statement, BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said the operations took place between October 1 and 9 and included attacks on military convoys, a checkpost, a government office and commercial trucks and trailers.
The BLF said its fighters ambushed a three-vehicle military convoy near the grid station in Surab’s Gidar area on October 6, claiming that two personnel were killed and three wounded. It added that one of the vehicles came under direct attack.
Another soldier was killed in a sniper attack on a checkpost at a water-supply facility in Kalat’s Manguchar Bazaar on October 9, the group claimed.
In Mand’s Koh Dagar area, the BLF said its fighters encountered Pakistani forces while on patrol on October 7, claiming casualties and material losses among the forces. It did not provide figures, but said its fighters withdrew safely.
Highway Blockade and Attacks on Commercial Vehicles
The BLF said its women’s unit, the Karima Armed Assault Division (KAAD), and its Qurban Unit established a blockade at two points in Yakmach, Chagai, on October 5, taking control of the highway and checking vehicles.
Other fighters entered the town and attacked the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office, burning government equipment and records, it said. The fighters also addressed residents about the group’s armed struggle and its objectives, it added.
In Turbat’s Nasirabad area, the group said its fighters burned two trailers linked to “Punjab’s economic interests” and a dumper truck on October 7.
The BLF also claimed responsibility for attacks in the same area on October 3, saying a trailer was damaged by gunfire near the police station, another vehicle was burned and a further vehicle was disabled by shots to its tyres and engine. It said drivers were released after warnings.
A truck was destroyed in Nasirabad on October 2, while another was stopped and its tyres shot out in Turbat’s Nodiz area that day, according to the statement.
The group also said its fighters shot out the tyres of a trailer at Gat Khor bridge in Shapuk on October 4 and two trucks in Mand’s Baloch Abad area on October 1, adding that the drivers of the two trucks were released after warnings.
The BLF said commercial use of Balochistan’s land and natural resources without Baloch consent amounted to “economic exploitation of the Baloch people”.
It accused such activities of strengthening Pakistan’s economy and military control, calling the projects and transit routes “the economic network of the national enemy”.
“All transporters are hereby issued a strict final warning to refrain entirely from transporting goods to any part of Pakistan or using Baloch land for transit and commercial purposes,” the statement said.
The group demanded that transporters and companies suspend goods transportation along the highways, warning that it would hold them responsible for any resulting loss of life or property if they continued.
BLF Pays Tribute to 14 Fighters
In a separate statement issued on Sunday, the BLF paid tribute to 14 fighters who it said were killed between August 13 and September 18.
The group said Muhammad Hassan, alias Ahmed; Nawaz Ali, alias Dilshad; Obaidullah, alias Shaheen; and Waseem, alias Farhan, were killed in Pakistani military airstrikes in Kalat’s Pindran area on August 13.
Sameer Ahmed, alias Zemal; Aziz Ahmed, alias Janan; Sikandar; and Muhammad Younus, alias Salal, were killed during a clash with Pakistani forces while on patrol in Mastung on September 3, it said.
The BLF identified Sameer as a patrol commander and claimed that he had served in the Frontier Corps while passing information to the group, later moving to its mountain front.
Four other fighters — Taimur Shah, alias Shaheen; Jumma, alias Commando; Riaz, alias Sabir; and Zia-ul-Haq, alias Ziaullah — were killed while resisting an encirclement by Pakistani forces in Chagai’s Aminabad area on September 18, according to the statement.
The group said Babar, alias Kambar, was killed in a clash at Machani Kaur in Parom on September 14. It identified him as second-in-command of its patrol network and said he had helped establish a camp for the Baloch armed alliance BRAS.
Sher Jan, alias Jamal, was shot dead on August 25 by a former member identified as Haji Gul, alias Haji Faraz, the BLF alleged. It said Haji Faraz was subsequently detained, claiming that he admitted responsibility and later died by suicide in its custody.
The BLF pledged to “continue their mission until its ultimate goal of a free Balochistan”.
