The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility of Dasht suicide attack on September 18, 2025, targeting a large Pakistani military convoy. According to the group’s spokesperson, Jeeyand Baloch, the convoy, made up of six buses carrying dozens of soldiers and accompanied by a separate protection squad, was struck when a BLA fighter rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the lead bus. The explosion reportedly destroyed the bus and killed everyone on board. Two other BLA fighters then entered the convoy’s perimeter and opened fire on the remaining vehicles and security detail, engaging them for more than thirty minutes despite heavy return fire.
The BLA claims the attack left at least 32 Pakistani troops dead, including officers, with dozens more injured. Three or more buses were said to be completely destroyed and the group reported that Pakistani forces struggled for hours to retrieve bodies and evacuate the wounded, even after deploying drones and air support. The BLA named the three attackers Altaf alias Chakar, Gohram alias Zagrain and Khalil alias Kalmir, describing them as martyrs who fought until their ammunition ran out. Their deaths were celebrated by the group as examples of “sacrifice and revolutionary commitment.”
In its statement, the BLA framed the attack as part of its “legitimate national resistance” against Pakistani occupation of Balochistan. The spokesperson also linked the operation to broader geopolitical struggles, accusing Pakistan and China of attempting to discredit the BLA by seeking its designation as a terrorist organization at the UN Security Council. That proposal, the group noted, was rejected by the U.S., U.K. and France, which it described as a diplomatic failure for Pakistan. According to the BLA, its campaign will continue across Balochistan until “occupation” ends, warning that no convoy, checkpoint or military post will be safe from further attacks.
