MASTUNG, BALOCHISTAN: An army major was killed in a drone attack in Balochistan’s Mastung district, the Pakistani military’s media wing (ISPR) has confirmed. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility and said more personnel died.
In a statement to the media, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the group’s aerial and drone warfare unit, “Qahr”, carried out an intelligence-based operation in the Kurdgap area of Mastung. He said drones struck a vehicle in an army convoy, killing “multiple” personnel, including Major Omer Minhas of the 44 Frontier Force regiment. He said the BLA accepts responsibility for the attack and that further details would be released soon.
The ISPR confirmed the attack in the Kurdgap area but said only two personnel were killed: Major Omer Minhas Nasir and Havildar Muhammad Adnan Khan. It said the major was from Chakwal district and the havildar from Kotli Sattian. The military did not comment on the BLA’s claim of a higher toll.
The attack comes amid a series of drone strikes on security forces in Balochistan in recent days, with both the BLA and the Baloch Republican Guards claiming operations by their own dedicated drone units
