The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has said that it carried out 11 operations across Balochistan between April 25 and May 3 against Pakistani security forces. It claimed that 11 personnel of “occupying forces” were killed and three Military Intelligence (MI) officials were taken into custody.
In a media statement released on Sunday evening, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the attacks targeted Pakistani army personnel, vehicles transporting minerals and “local collaborators”, adding that four of the operations involved remote-controlled IED attacks and caused what he described as severe personnel and material losses.
The casualties among the Pakistani security forces have been rising constantly due to attacks by the BLA and several other such organisations.
The statement also acknowledged BLA losses, saying three of its fighters, Asad Jamaldini alias Baba Darwesh; Shakeel-ur-Rehman Bangulzai alias Sheikh Atta; and Shehak Mengal alias Siddique, were killed on April 24 during clashes at Taarez in Nushki. The BLA said that on April 25 in Dasht, Mastung, its fighters detained “three MI personnel in disguise”, adding that tracking devices were recovered from them and that “further investigation of the detainees is ongoing”.
It said fighters blockaded the Panjgur-Chedgi main route on April 26 for several hours, during which it claimed the tyres of 12 trailers were burst and drivers were released after warnings. The group said the blockade was repeated on April 27, claiming the tyres of 11 more trailers were burst and drivers were released after what it called a “final warning”, according to a report in The Balochistan Post..
On April 28, the group claimed responsibility for a hand grenade attack on the quarters of construction company employees in Dalbandin, saying five people were injured. In Parom, Panjgur, the BLA said its fighters attacked army personnel at Gomaazi as they arrived to provide cover for convoys, claiming two were killed.
On April 29, the group said it fired grenade rounds at what it described as the central army camp in Kalat city, claiming personnel and material losses. The statement further claimed that on May 1, fighters seized weapons and a motorcycle after taking control of a lease site in Chalgazi, Dalbandin.
On May 2, the BLA said it targeted an army vehicle with a remote-controlled IED in Chedgi, Panjgur, claiming five personnel were killed and two seriously injured. It also claimed another IED attack on a military vehicle in Shadi Kaur, Pasni, alleging four personnel were killed and four injured.
In Loni, Dukki, the group said it targeted what it described as an armed militia guarding mineral transport vehicles, claiming two personnel were injured in an IED blast. On May 3, the BLA said it carried out an IED attack in Al-Mark, Kharan, targeting an army Bomb Disposal Squad during what it described as clearance operations, claiming three personnel were injured.
The BLA said it “accepts responsibility for all these operations” and “reaffirms its resolve” that strikes will continue “with the same intensity” until what it calls the “liberation of the motherland”.
The group also paid tribute to the three fighters killed in Nushki, stating that “the flame of resistance lit by the blood of these martyrs will remain a beacon for the liberation movement.”
Meanwhile, at least 12 men were allegedly forcibly disappeared from different parts of Balochistan, families, eyewitnesses and local sources said, while six previously missing men were released in Balochistan and Karachi.
In Mastung district’s Kardgap area, eyewitnesses said Frontier Corps (FC) and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel detained at least seven men during operations on April 16 and 17, 2026, adding that the men were taken at different times.
They identified the missing as Abdul Jabbar, son of Sikandar Khan; Zubair Ahmed, son of Abdul Majeed; Parwaz Ahmed, son of Waris Ahmed; Abdul Rasool, son of Abdul Baqi; Naqeebullah, son of Haji Ali Ahmed; Hasnan Ahmed, son of Habib ur Rehman; and Zeeshan Ahmed, son of Tama Khan.
In Balochistan’s capital, Quetta, family members said FC personnel detained Abdul Ghaffar Baloch, an employee of the Forest Department, along with his brother Ali Raza Baloch on April 28 and took them to an undisclosed location. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Separately, local sources said a security guard, Munawar Qambarani, was taken from his house in Killi Qambarani on Qambarani Road in Quetta on April 24. In Khuzdar district’s Gresha area, family members said Irshad Alam was taken from his home on July 30, 2025, and moved to an undisclosed location. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Families of the missing men said they were seriously concerned and demanded that the men be produced before courts. They said that if there were any allegations against them, legal proceedings should be carried out.
Meanwhile, families confirmed the release of six men who had been missing from different areas of Balochistan and Karachi. In Kech district, Akram, son of Haji Isa, from Gokdan in Turbat, was taken on April 18 and released on April 29 in D Baloch, Turbat.
Seelan Baloch, son of Sabir, a resident of Mauripur in Karachi, was taken on May 23, 2025, and released on May 1, 2026, in Karachi’s Saddar.
Families in Balochistan’s Nushki district said Bilal, son of Abdul Haq, and Muhammad Abid, son of Noor Muhammad, who were taken on April 9 and 10, 2026, respectively, were both released on April 29 in Nushki.
In Khuzdar’s Naal area, family members said Liaquat Ali, son of Jumma Khan, was taken on March 3, 2026, and returned on April 4 in Naal. They said Abdul Sattar, son of Jan Muhammad, who was taken on October 29, 2025, returned on April 30 in Naal.
