Quetta (NVI): In a major strike, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a frontline outfit fighting for independence of Balochistan, attacked and overran two posts of Pakistan Army in Kahan area of Balochistan, killing seven military personnel and injuring 5 others.
The BLA, which claimed responsibility for last night’s attack, said today that several personnel of the Pakistan Army fled during the assault, leaving behind their weapons which were seized by the rebels.
“Last evening, the BLA ‘sarmachars’ attacked the Jamuk and Kotri posts of the 84th wing of the occupying Pakistan Army in Kahan from different directions and succeeded in capturing the Kotri post entirely,” said Jeeyand Baloch, spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army, in a statement.
“Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and five wounded in the attack, while several personnel of the cowardly army dropped their weapons and fled,” he added.
“Meanwhile, the sarmachars targeted the Jamuk post with heavy weaponry, as a result of which the enemy army suffered casualties and financial losses,” the statement said.
“After capturing the post, the ‘sarmachars seized a large cache of arms and ammunition and torched the enemy’s army post,” the spokesman said.
He went on to add, “The BLA warns the Levies Force stationed at Shahu-Kandag to abandon the site. Earlier, we have repeatedly urged the Levies personnel to refrain from obstructing the Baloch movement but the officials of the aforementioned post are not taking it into account. In case the Shahu-Kandag Levies post is not quit, intensive attacks will be carried out on the said post.”
Describing itself as the “national army of the Baloch”, the BLA said, “it is our duty to defend our land and people. Today, the way the occupying enemy (Pakistan) is burning houses and shelters of innocent Baloch citizens, making our mothers and sisters weep in the streets, is further increasing hatred against the enemy among our youths. The BLA will hold the enemy accountable for all these atrocities.”
