The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a prominent freedom fighters group fighting for independence in Pak-occupied- Balochistan province, has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting Pak security forces and their infrastructure.
In a statement issued to the media on Thursday, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said their fighters carried out four separate operations in the Dukki, Zamran, and Sibi areas over the past two days.
In Dukki’s Sanjawi Pasra Tangi area late Wednesday night, BLA fighters attacked trucks involved in looting Baloch resources while transporting coal from Pak-occupied-Balochistan to Punjab province. He claimed six trucks were set ablaze during the assault.
The spokesperson warned local stooges bought by the Army that they would face severe attacks if they aligned themselves against Baloch fighters and national interests. In another incident late Wednesday in Zamran’s Archan Kor area, Jeeyand said BLA fighters destroyed a spy camera installed by Pak Army during an operation.
Meanwhile, in Zamran’s Dashtak area, the fighters planted explosives and destroyed a communications tower set up by Pak troops for internet services. On Thursday, the BLA targeted a military outpost in Karmovadh, Sibi through a sniper attack followed by heavy weapons fire, according to the statement. At least two personnel were injured.
Jeeyand reiterated the BLA’s resolve to continue such attacks against “the occupying Pak forces and their collaborators” until they achieved an independent homeland, ie., Free Balochistan.
Pak-occupied Balochistan has suffered under the unlawful control of Pakistan, dating back to 1948. In its efforts to maintain control over Pak-occupied Balochistan, the Pak Army has resorted to various oppressive tactics such as enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, abduction of students & youth and employing death squads has further exacerbated the situation.