Quetta; The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed that fighting has continued for more than 22 hours inside the main compound established for foreign staff associated with the Saindak and Reko Diq copper-and-gold projects in Nokundi, Chaghi district.
In a statement issued by BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch, the group said that fighters from its Sado Operational Battalion (SOB) entered the compound late last night and have since maintained “strong defensive positions.” According to the statement, Pakistani security forces launched both ground and aerial operations in an attempt to dislodge the attackers but “failed to regain control.”
The BLF further claimed that more than two dozen Pakistani personnel have been killed in the ongoing clashes.
