Two Army personnel were killed when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) targeted an Army outpost with rocket-propelled grenades and other heavy weapons in Soraan area of DhaddarinKachhi District of Balochistan on January 7, reports Radio Zrumbesh. While claiming responsibility of the attack, BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeehand Baloch said the attack lasted over 20 minutes in which the Army suffered heavy material losses. The enemy troops indiscriminately fired mortar rounds after the attack, however, BLA cadres completed their mission and returned to their positions.
One intelligence agency person was killed by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)’s Special Tactical Operations Squad (STOS) in a bomb attack in Khuzdar District on January 5, reports Radio Zrumbesh. BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeehand Baloch claimed responsibility of the attack. He said that the cadres of BLA eliminated a key person of intelligence agency. Intelligence wing of BLA had gathered credible information that a resident of Khuzdar, Aftab Shah, son of Abdullah Shah, who works for Pakistani secretive agencies, is attempting to penetrate into Baloch pro-independence organisations to collect intelligence information for enemy forces. BLA fighters made contact with Aftab Shah and after trapping him, the STOS members eliminated him in a bomb attack last night in Khuzdar. Jeehand Baloch said that Aftab Shah was a key collaborator of Pakistani military and its secretive agency ISI. He was heading a network of enemy collaborators in Khuzdar and Zehri. This network is involved in forcibly disappearing Baloch youth, targeted killings, kidnappings for ransom, and other activities against Baloch liberation movement.
Three Army soldiers sustained injuries on January 6 when the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres targeted an Army convoy with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Sharhrag area of Harnai District in Balochistan, reports Radio Zrumbesh. BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeehand Baloch claimed responsibility of the attack. "Five personnel of Pakistani military’s bomb disposal squad were targeted with an IED, when they were passing through a road in Gelani, Shahrag. At least three enemy personnel were injured in the attack", Jeehand Baloch said.
One Policeman was injured when Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) cadres attacked the eagle force of Police with hand grenade near the fish market in Turbat town of Kech District on January 6, reports Radio Zrumbesh. BLF ‘spokesperson’ Major Gwahram Baloch claimed responsibility of the attack.
Security Forces (SFs) on January 6 allegedly detained two people from Gomazi town of Kech District and shifted them to an undisclosed location, reports The Balochistan Post. The disappeared youths were identified as Bilal, son of Ghafoor, and Umair son of Dad Mohammad, residents of Gomazi.
A Baloch man, identified as Shams Saleh s/o Master Saleh, allegedly forcibly disappeared by Security Forces from Balochi Bazar Apsar in Turbat town of Kech District on January 6, reports The Balochistan Post.