The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed that its aerial and drone warfare unit, “QAHR”, carried out three operations against Pakistani forces in Balochistan’s Surab, Kharan and Kalat districts, killing more than seven personnel and wounding several others.
In a statement issued on Thursday, spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the unit carried out nine consecutive drone strikes on a military camp at Tarki Dam in Surab on October 26, targeting supply and guard posts and causing casualties and material losses.
The main military camp at Patkin in Kharan was targeted on October 29, when five guided drone strikes hit a mortar pit and other defensive positions. Two personnel were killed and three seriously wounded, he said, adding that military installations inside the camp sustained heavy damage.
On October 30, “QAHR” targeted a military convoy advancing along the main highway at Rodenjo in Kalat, where BLA fighters were already positioned to launch an ambush.
The ground attack began immediately after three successive drone strikes, the statement said, claiming that five personnel were killed and two military vehicles severely damaged in the “coordinated drone and ground attacks”.
The BLA also released footage purportedly showing “QAHR” attacks on Pakistani military personnel and installations in Kalat, Nushki, Mastung, Qilla Abdullah and Kharan. It claimed those operations had inflicted heavy casualties and material losses.
The BLA said it established “QAHR”, or Qazi Aero Hive Rangers, in recognition of the “ideological and organizational legacy” of senior commander Abdul Basit Zehri, alias Qazi. It formally announced the unit as operational on February 12.
The unit carried out its first operations during “Operation Herof II”, the statement said, identifying drone strikes on military and port installations at Gwadar Port as among its most prominent early attacks.
The organisation described the development of its aerial capabilities as a “historic milestone” in aligning guerrilla warfare with “modern scientific and technological requirements”, saying the unit enabled it to target military positions from the air while disrupting Pakistani ground forces and exerting psychological pressure.