Quetta, May 4: Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight claimed to have killed 11 personnel of occupying Pakistani forces, injured several others and captured three of the Military Intelligence (MI) in operations across Balochistan.
The personnel of Pakistani forces were killed between April 28 and May 3 in operations targeting the occupying Pakistani army, vehicles transporting minerals, and their local collaborators, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement to NVI.
In four IED attacks, the occupying army was dealt severe personnel and financial losses, while three MI personnel were taken into custody, he said.
He gave the following details:
April 28: BLA fighters launched a hand grenade attack on the quarters of construction company employees in Dalbandin, injuring five personnel.
In Panjgur: BLA fighters attacked Pakistani army personnel as they reached a security post to provide cover for convoys; two personnel were killed on the spot.
April 29: BLA fighters fired several rounds from a grenade launcher at the central camp of the Pakistani army in Kalat city, causing personnel and financial losses to the enemy.
May 2: In the Chedgi area of Panjgur, BLA fighters targeted a vehicle of occupying Pakistan army with a remote-controlled IED. Five personnel were killed and two others severely injured in the blast, while the vehicle was completely destroyed.
Shadi Kaur, Pasni: BLA fighters targeted an occupying army vehicle with an IED at Shadi Kaur, destroying it. Four personnel on board were killed instantly, and four others were critically injured.
Loni, Duki: BLA fighters used a remote-controlled IED to target personnel of an armed militia formed by the occupying forces to protect mineral transport vehicles. Two personnel on a motorcycle were severely injured in the blast.
May 3: In Al-Mark, Kharan, BLA fighters targeted the Bomb Disposal Squad of the occupying Pakistani army with an IED while they were engaged in ‘clearance’ operations for the army’s aggression. Three personnel were injured in the explosion.
Earlier on April 25, three personnel of the Pakistani secret agency MI were detained in Dasht area of Mastung district while they were moving through the area in disguise, Jeeyand Baloch said, adding tracking devices were recovered from them, and further investigation of the detainees is ongoing
The BLA lost three fighters in a clash with Pakistani forces in Nushki district on April 24, he said, identifying them as Asad alias Baba Darwesh, Shakeel-ur-Rehman alias Sheikh Atta, and Shehak alias Siddiq.
The spokesman also paid tributes to the fallen colleagues and said their sacrifice would not go in vain. (NVI)
