Quetta (Balochistan), Nov 14: Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed to have killed a Major rank officer of the Pakistan Army along with several other soldiers in Balochistan using a drone, highlighting the increasing use of quadcopters by the freedom-seeking outfit against the occupying forces.
The attack was carried out on a Pakistani military convoy in Kirdgap area of Mastung by the QAHR, which is BLA’s aerial and drone warfare unit, its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement.
The drone attack resulted in the killing of several military personnel, including Major Umar Minhas of the 44 Frontier Force (44 FF), he said.
“The Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility for the operation,” the spokesman said, adding a detailed statement would be issued later.
In a separate statement, BLA released names of its 31 fighters who died while fighting with the Pakistani forces during this year so far.
“All these martyrs were the indispensable and silent pillars of this organized war of Baloch national liberation who, without any desire for personal name or fame, accomplished projects that shook the foundations of the enemy with extreme sincerity, iron resolve, and complete secrecy,” the BLA said.
These names were released to coincide with the ‘Day of Baloch Martyrs’ observed on November 13 every year.
It is “that bright and epoch making day of resistance history which reminds us of the everlasting sacrifices of those great sons of soil who sacrificed their precious lives for the freedom of the motherland, national survival, and the bright future of coming generations,” the BLA said.
“Today is a day of renewing our pledge that we will not betray the blood of our martyrs in any way and, staying firm on the path set by them,” it said.
“The response to every form of state oppression, military aggression, and colonial tactic of the occupying state will be given with steel resolve and organized armed resistance, and every single drop of the martyrs’ blood will become the ultimate warrant for the complete withdrawal of the enemy and the freedom of this region,” the BLA spokesman said. (NVI)
