The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has identified Usama Shahwani, alias Wadood, as the Majeed Brigade fighter who carried out Thursday’s suicide attack on a Pakistani military camp in Balochistan’s Mastung district and claimed more than 18 personnel were killed in the assault.
In a detailed statement issued after its initial claim of responsibility, spokesperson BLA Jeeyand Baloch said the Majeed Brigade targeted the camp at Kundab (Kundao), in the Kanak area, with an explosives-laden vehicle.
The blast left the camp and its guard posts “completely demolished”, the statement said, after which fighters from the BLA’s Fateh Squad entered the compound and attacked personnel who had survived the explosion. They also targeted personnel at a nearby security post, it added.
Jeeyand Baloch said several personnel were seriously wounded in the assault and that the Fateh Squad fighters withdrew safely after the operation.
The statement identified Shahwani, son of Haji Muhammad Alam Shahwani, as a resident of Mastung’s Khadkocha area who joined the BLA in 2022. It said he spent a year as an urban guerrilla and joined the Majeed Brigade in 2024.
He had been deployed in Kalat, Nagaho and Shoor Paarod, the statement said, and had also fought for three days in Nushki during “Operation Herof II”.
Warning Over Mineral Investment
The BLA also rejected the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026, scheduled for November 12–13 in Islamabad. It accused the Pakistani state of offering Balochistan’s gold, copper and other mineral resources for sale on the global market without the consent of the Baloch people.
“All these mineral projects in Balochistan are a continuation of the same colonial chain that tramples upon the will, authority, and right of ownership of the Baloch nation,” the statement said.
It said the projects were intended to keep the local population subordinate to outside economic and strategic interests. The BLA also argued that agreements over the resources of an “occupied territory” were “illegal and null and void” under international law if made without the local population’s free consent.
“We warn all international companies, financial institutions, and foreign investors in clear terms that Balochistan is an occupied and war-torn land, where military might and colonial domination are imposed instead of the will and wishes of the Baloch nation; therefore, all investors must refrain from becoming part of these disputed agreements and completely avoid any kind of investment on Baloch soil,” the statement said.
It warned of “direct resistance and severe attacks” against those it accused of assisting the Pakistani state in the exploitation of Baloch resources, and said the companies themselves would bear responsibility for any resulting casualties and financial losses.