In POB’s Panjgur district, armed fighters launched a targeted assault on personnel guarding an under-construction dam in the Prom Tehsil, near Daz Gut. The personnel are comprised of members of a notorious Army-backed militia, referred to as a “death squad”, tasked with protecting Pak Army’s agenda in the occupied-region.
The use of such militias reflects the Pakistan Army’s long-standing strategy of outsourcing repression to local proxies, often comprised of criminals and mercenaries, to suppress dissent and control resources. These so-called death squads are involved in terrorizing Baloch civilians, silencing opposition, and eliminating activists under Army’s directives.
Intense gunfire was exchanged between the armed assailants and the militia. However, no official information about casualties or damages has been released.
The attack comes at a time when Baloch nationalist groups continue to resist Pakistan’s exploitative projects, which are tools for plundering POB’s natural wealth while the region’s indigenous people remain impoverished. The incident once again exposes the Pak regime’s failure to impose control over POB, despite resorting to brutal tactics including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the use of death squads.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but Baloch freedom fighters have intensified their campaigns against Army-backed projects, as they are the instruments of colonial exploitation by Paki establishment.