Quetta, Aug 17 (NVI) Highlighting its prowess on and around Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 11, freedom-seeking outfit Baloch Raaji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS) carried out a total of 71 attacks on the occupier Pakistan Army and its assets across Balochistan from August 10 to 15, killing 29 security personnel and agents and injuring over two dozen.
BRAS, which is a conglomerate of various armed Baloch groups like Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) and Baloch Republican Guards (BRG), said it lost one fighter Hasil Murad alias Sarban Baloch in one of the operations.
In a detailed statement, BRAS spokesman Baloch Khan said the freedom fighters targeted the occupying Pakistani army, its supply lines, communication systems and state-sponsored so-called ‘death squads’ across Balochistan in a coordinated and systematic wave of attacks.
“These operations continued from August 10 to August 15, during which a total of 71 attacks were carried out, in which 24 personnel of the occupying army were killed and 5 state agents were killed,” he said.
The freedom fighters set up checkpoints at various locations, took control of government offices, police stations and a military camp in Basima.
Giving details, the spokesman said the BRAS fighters targeted the main camp of the occupying Pakistani army in a coordinated attack at Basima, the headquarters of Washik.
During this operation, the fighters also ambushed a military convoy that had reached to help the encircled occupying army, he said.
“In total, 13 personnel of the occupying Pakistani army, including Captain Asif, were killed and at least 11 personnel were injured in these attacks,” the spokesman said.
The BRAS fighters also destroyed a Mazda vehicle of the occupying army by setting it on fire, while an armored vehicle was also damaged in the attack.
Other detachments of the BRAS fighters took control of the Levies’ police station, arrested the officers there, seized their weapons, and later set the police station and the vehicles there on fire, he said.
The fighters also set afire the NADRA office and the judicial complex, while damaging a bank.
Meanwhile, the fighters continued to blockade the main highway.
A group of BRAS fighters raided the hideouts of the so-called death squad operatives Abdul Wahid Essazai, Fazal Karim and Haji Iqbal formed by the occupation army.
During this operation, three ‘death squad’ operatives managed to escape in an injured state.
The freedom fighters seized weapons, a vehicle and a motorcycle from the hideout of death squad operative Abdul Wahid Essazai.
BRAS operatives also targeted a vehicle of the occupying Pakistani army, using a remote-controlled IED in New Town of Gwadar, when three vehicles of the occupying army were passing through the said location, the spokesman said.
As a result of the explosion, two personnel of the occupying army were killed and four were injured, while one vehicle was destroyed, he added.
In another operation, BRAS operatives targeted the Quetta-Rawalpindi Jaffar Express train with a remote-controlled IED at Dasht-e-Spezand in Mastung, derailing its 6 coaches and damaging the coach and the track.
The fighters also targeted the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mastung city by lobbing a grenade.
They also set up a blockade on the main highway in Mastung, Khadkocha and conducted snap checking for hours.
The BRAS commanders also attacked the Pakistani army camp located in the Khadkocha area of Mastung district by firing several rounds from a rocket launcher.
In another operation, the freedom fighters raided the hideout of Shakeel Shahwani, a key operative of the so-called death squad formed by the occupying Pakistani army, in the Khadkocha, Kund Imrani area of Mastung on the night of August 15, the spokesman said.
During the raid, Shakeel Shahwani was killed while trying to escape, he added.
“Shakeel Shahwani was leading the so-called ‘death squad’ and was directly involved in assisting the occupying army in raids on homes, violating the sharia and boundary walls, and forcibly disappearing youth,” the spokesman said.
At Umar Dur in Dasht area of Mastung, the fighters of BRAS targeted the occupying Pakistani army and customs officials when they were chasing vehicles that had not paid the extortion money to the occupying army, the spokesman said.
The fighters attacked the occupying army with rockets and other heavy weapons, killing 2 enemy personnel and injuring 4 and forcing the occupying army to retreat.
A driver was killed in the firing of the occupying army, Baloch Khan said.
BRAS operatives targeted a police vehicle on the Saryab Link Road in Quetta with a remote-controlled IED attack, causing casualties and material damage.
The fighters targeted the personnel of the police at Sibi Road, Killi Zareen in Quetta with a grenade attack, in which 2 personnel were injured.
The BRAS fighters also targeted the police personnel posted near the irrigation office in Quetta with a grenade.
The freedom fighters also shot dead a Military Intelligence (MI) officer of the occupying Pakistani army in Wali Jet, Quetta. The officer was working as an informant for the occupying army in disguise, the spokesman said.
BRAS fighters attacked police personnel who were checking a checkpoint near Girls College in Sibi with a hand grenade, injuring Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad Afzal.
The freedom fighters also targeted a police post in Sohbatpur and an occupying Pakistani army post on Mir Hassan Bridge in Naseerabad.
A hideout of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI operatives in Dera Allah Yar was also attacked with a grenade, in which two operatives were injured.
The fighters also destroyed the gas pipeline in Sadiqabad by planting explosives.
On the night of August 14, the fighters targeted the Pakistani army post occupying Qalam Chowk in Panjgur city by firing several rounds from a grenade launcher.
On the same night, they targeted the occupation army post at Rakhshan Bridge in Panjgur by firing rockets and grenade launcher rounds.
The BRAS commanders attacked the occupation army camp in the Khairabad area of Turbat.
The BRAS fighters carried out patrol in the Buleda Bazaar and targeted the camp of the occupying Pakistani army in the Zondan area of Buleda.
In another operation, they targeted the camp of the occupying Pakistani army in the Gili area of Buleda and inflicted losses.
The BRAS commanders attacked the main camp of the occupying Pakistani army in the Sah Dim area of Zamran simultaneously from two sides, killing 2 personnel of the occupying army on the spot.
On the night of August 10, the freedom fighters simultaneously targeted two different camps of the occupying Pakistani army in the Soro and Mahir areas of Mand with rockets and other heavy weapons, resulting in the death of two occupying army personnel and the injury of several others, he said.
The fighters also set up a blockade on the main highway in Nasirabad on August 11, while the nearby Pakistani army camp was targeted by rocket launchers and other heavy weapons from two sides.
On August 10, the fighters targeted the Pakistani army post at Delkek in Zamran with heavy weapons. During the attack, the army flew a surveillance drone into the air, which was shot down.
On August 11, the fighters simultaneously targeted the occupying Pakistani army camp and the MI office in Mand Soro in two separate attacks, conducted a road blockade and patrols in the area continued for hours.
On August 11, the fighters targeted the Pakistani army camp and killed Captain Jahangir in Gumazi in a half-an-hour operation involving use of rocket launchers and other modern and heavy weapons.
During this time, the army flew a quadcopter in the air, which was shot down.
After the attack, the occupying forces flew another quadcopter and dropped mortar shells through it, as a result of which a young child, Muhammad, died.
On August 12, militants targeted an occupying Pakistani army post each at the Hoshabbal Dam in the Kech area and Mullah Chat in Mand with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons.
On August 13, militants targeted an occupied Pakistani army post in the Mirabad area of Tamp with rocket launchers.
On August 13, militants attacked the main camp of the occupying Pakistani army in the Dundar area of Kech with rockets and heavy weapons from various directions.
On August 14, militants attacked the occupying Pakistani army camp located in the Kolwah Kid Hotel area of Kech with rockets and other modern and heavy weapons.
The fighters also targeted the Pakistani army camp at Shahu Batal in Kolwah with rockets and other heavy weapons, while in the Rudkan area of Kolwah, they also fired several shells from a grenade launcher at the camp of the occupying army, causing damage.
On August 14, the freedom fighters targeted the posts of the occupying Pakistani army in Kalahu and Hayrabad areas of Tamp.
On August 14, the freedom fighters attacked the camp of the occupying Pakistani army in Malant from two sides, firing more than 10 rockets which successfully hit their targets. At least 3 occupying army personnel were killed and several others were injured in the attack.
On August 14, the fighters attacked the occupation army camp in Mand Lebanon with rockets and other modern and heavy weapons and conducted a blockade and patrol Balochabad and Lebanon for hours and addressed the public.
On the same day, the fighters targeted the occupying Pakistani army camp in Gorkop with modern and heavy weapons, captured the Levies post on the main road in Jhau and set it on fire.
They also attacked the Pakistani army post at Sardar Hotel in the Navandra area of Jhau with heavy weapons and shot down a quadcopter.
On August 10, the fighters set up a blockade on the Karachi-Awaran main highway in the Seedh area of Jhau for four hours and searched vehicles.
The same day, the fighters captured the Jhao, Sayed Majeed Pir Levies check post and confiscated government weapons and other equipment, after which the check post was set on fire.
On August 14, militants targeted a security post of the occupying Pakistani army camp in Darukocha, Jhau, in a sniper attack, killing one officer.
On the same day, the fighters targeted the Pakistani army post in the Bundki area of Mishke in a fierce attack for an hour with modern and heavy weapons from different sides.
On August 11, the freedom fighters shot and killed two informants and accomplices, Rehmatullah Jatak and Munawar Jatak, who were in custody in Zehri after being found guilty.
On August 14, militants attacked the Deputy Commissioner’s office in the Kharan Red Zone with a hand grenade while a so-called Independence Day celebration was underway under tight security.
Brass operatives targeted a stall selling flags for Pakistan’s so-called independence celebration on Adalat Road in Hub City in an armed attack, resulting in the death of one operative and the injury of another.
In another operation, the operatives targeted a Pakistani intelligence operative at the Hub Bypass, in which he was injured. The operative was working for the intelligence agency under the guise of a puncture repair shop owner.
On August 11, during an organizational mission in the Gajro Kaur area of Jhau, a fierce clash took place between the freedom fighters and the so-called death squad formed by the occupying army. In this battle, freedom fighter Hasil Murad alias Sarban Baloch was martyred, the spokesman said. (NVI)
