The Balochistan Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for a series of large-scale operations conducted across Balochistan during July, alleging that 97 Pakistani military personnel were killed and 15 others seriously injured.

The group also stated that five individuals it described as informants were killed, bringing the total number of alleged enemy losses to 117. According to its monthly operational report, the BLF carried out 48 attacks across 23 different locations, including Mastung, Khuzdar, Basima, Mand, Tump, Kahan, Chagai, Kharan, Kalat, Gomazi, Jhao, Quetta, Zamuran, Surab, Mashkel, Buleda, Karachi, Pasni, Rakhni, Naal, Khudan, Balnegwar, and Mashkay.

The BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said the operations were directed against Pakistani military and state forces, as well as infrastructure, communication networks, and surveillance systems. 

He emphasised that the objective was to weaken what the group described as Pakistan’s colonial structure in Balochistan, halt the exploitation of the region’s resources, and reduce the state’s military influence.

The group highlighted the July 22 attack on a large Pakistani military convoy at Macro Stop in the Khadkocha area of Mastung as the most significant operation of the month, claiming that 17 personnel were killed and 10 injured, with the convoy sustaining heavy damage.

The BLF further claimed that its fighters established blockades and assumed control of nine locations along major highways during July, aiming to disrupt military supply routes and maintain operational superiority.

It stated that seven Pakistani military convoys were ambushed, resulting in casualties and material losses. The group also reported coordinated attacks on six major military camps and seven checkpoints, asserting that these operations inflicted further damage on Pakistani forces.

On the technological front, the BLF claimed to have destroyed two drones used for aerial reconnaissance and surveillance, along with three ground surveillance cameras. It also alleged that 15 Pakistani military vehicles were destroyed in attacks and explosions, while five modern weapons were seized from personnel.

The statement detailed the use of varied guerrilla tactics, including 16 heavy-weapon attacks, eight ambushes, five intelligence-based covert operations, four sniper attacks, two grenade launcher attacks, two improvised explosive device attacks, and one hand-grenade attack.

Major Gwahram Baloch concluded by stating that the BLF would continue its operations with regularity, innovation, diversity, and greater intensity until what he described as the complete freedom and sovereignty of Balochistan.

The group’s monthly report reflects an escalation in both the scale and intensity of its claimed operations, underscoring its intent to sustain pressure on Pakistani military forces and infrastructure across the province.

ANI