QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Major Gehram Baloch, spokesperson for the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), said that the group’s fighters carried out 23 successive military operations against Pakistani security forces, Military Intelligence (MI), the Frontier Corps (FC), military checkpoints, a police station and what he called “death squads” in the areas of Noshki, Sorab, Chagai, Mashkay, Shadi Kaur, Buleda, Kharan, Tump, Mand, Khuzdar, Kalat, and Jhau. He said the operations also thwarted military advances and involved blockades of highways.
He said that, on 16 August 2026, fighters targeted a military convoy with heavy and automatic weapons in the Mall Kochal area of Noshki. He said two vehicles came under direct fire during the attack, resulting in 4 soldiers killed on the spot and 2 injured, while both vehicles were completely destroyed.
He further said that on 15 August 2026, fighters attacked a convoy of 8 military vehicles in the Padag area of Sorab as it was leaving Sorab en route to Farm Camp three vehicles in the convoy came under direct fire, killing 6 soldiers riding in them and injuring several others.
On the same day, in a separate operation, fighters attacked a police station in the Yakmach area of Chagai and took full control of it. Fighters set fire to all official records present at the station, along with wireless equipment and other property, while police personnel present were released on humanitarian grounds after being sternly warned.
Major Gwaharam Baloch said that on 14 August 2026, fighters targeted a military post established at the house of “martyred” Captain Jahangir in Gomazi, firing several grenade-launcher rounds, all of which he claimed struck their intended targets, resulting in losses of personnel and equipment for security forces.
He further said that on the same day, fighters attacked a security post of the security forces in the Dahra area of Mashkay using heavy and automatic weapons, which he said also resulted in losses of personnel and equipment. On 13 August 2026, fighters fired several grenade-launcher rounds at a “Kabaddi camp” of security forces in Shadi Kaur, which he said struck their targets precisely, causing losses to the opposing forces. On the same day, fighters targeted the main camp of security forces in the Bit area of Balida with a 107mm rocket, the rocket struck precisely inside the camp, completely destroying what he called an important security position, killing 2 personnel on the spot and injuring several others present in the camp, while also causing serious damage to several vehicles parked within the camp’s premises.
In addition, fighters fired 5 grenade-launcher rounds at a Military Intelligence (MI) office located in what he described as the highly sensitive “Red Zone” of Kharan city, which he said struck the target precisely, resulting in losses of personnel for security forces.
The fighters also targeted the main Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters, located under tight security in the center of Kharan city, with grenade launchers, which he said caused losses of personnel and equipment for security forces.
He further said that in another operation on the same day, fighters targeted a security post in the Asiabad area of Tump with rocket launchers, which he said resulted in losses of personnel and equipment for security forces.
In another operation, fighters fired grenade-launcher rounds at a checkpoint in the Gwak area of Mand, which he said resulted in losses for the opposing side.
He further said that fighters set up a blockade on the main highway in the Koh Daghar area of Mand and searched vehicles, stating that the purpose of the blockade was to maintain the group’s influence in the area and monitor security forces and what he called their “facilitators.”
In another operation, fighters set up blockades in the main bazaars of Ballo and Baloch Abad in Mand, conducting extended snap-checking, searching vehicles, and addressing local residents on what he described as the objectives of the national movement.
He said that on 12 August, fighters carried out a pre-planned ambush at the location of Ji Nami Chardai in the Wadh area of Khuzdar, targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy with heavy and automatic weapons. An FC pickup truck and an armoured vehicle came under direct fire during the operation, resulting in 12 personnel killed and several injured, while both vehicles were completely destroyed. He said those killed and injured included personnel from FC’s 141 Wing and 15 FF.
On 11 August 2026, fighters targeted a key security post of security forces established in the main bazaar of Mangchar in Kalat district, using heavy and automatic weapons, resulting in 2 personnel killed and several injured.
He further said that on the same day, fighters carried out a sniper attack on a security forces camp in the Doleji area of Jhau, killing one soldier on the spot. The fighters subsequently carried out a broader attack on the camp using heavy and automatic weapons, causing further losses of personnel and equipment for security forces.
On 10 August 2026, fighters attacked a checkpoint of security forces in the Gyab area of Mand, targeting it with heavy and automatic weapons and grenade launchers, resulting in what he described as severe losses of personnel and equipment.
On the same day, fighters completely disabled a Wi-Fi internet tower and its associated equipment in the Ballo area of Mand by firing on it, alleging that security forces were using it for surveillance, quadcopter and drone operations, and monitoring of fighters.
The spokesperson said that on 9 August 2026, fighters were on a routine patrol in the Jhau area when, at the location of Mirani Kaur, security forces and personnel from what he called a local “death squad” attempted to block their path and launch an ambush. He said fighters instead pre-emptively attacked the security forces and the alleged death squad, killing several death squad members in the ensuing clash, while security forces were forced to retreat. He said fighters subsequently seized weapons and equipment left behind by the opposing side.
On the same day, fighters ambushed a joint convoy of security forces and the alleged local death squad at the location of Dazi Sheep in Gomazi, which he said was entering the area for what he described as military aggression. He said modern weapons and grenade launchers were used in the attack, killing 2 security personnel on the spot and injuring several others among both the security forces and the alleged death squad.
He said that on 8 August 2026, security forces attempted to advance from the Kallag Tank area of Kharan toward the Raskoh mountain range, which he said was repelled by fighters already positioned on the mountain and highway, forcing the security forces to retreat.
On 7 August 2026, fighters carried out a complete blockade and snap-checking operation on the Kharan-to-Yakmach CPEC link road from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., while also patrolling the areas of Sargurdan, Sarage, and Gwash. He said that during this time, fighters raised the organization’s flag and paid tribute at the grave, in Sargurdan, of a person he identified as “martyred Nisar Sabaa,” also known as Meral.
He further said that on 30 July 2026, fighters attacked a Military Intelligence (MI) office of security forces in the Soro area of Mand using grenade launchers, resulting in losses of personnel and equipment for Military Intelligence.
The Balochistan Liberation Front claims full responsibility for all of these military operations, blockades, and the resulting losses and infrastructure damage inflicted on the opposing forces, and reiterated the group’s stated commitment to continue its struggle at full strength until what he described as the complete withdrawal of occupying forces from Balochistan.
