BLA का पहला समुद्री हमला! पाक कोस्ट गार्ड की नाव पर फायरिंग, 3 जवानों की मौत – Baloch rebels kills Pak soldiers off Gwadar coast first naval operation mdsb ntc
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said it has launched its first maritime attack on Pakistani security forces and killed three coast guard soldiers. Baloch insurgents carried out the attack near Jiwani, a coastal town in Balochistan. In this attack by BLA, a patrol boat of Pakistan Coast Guard was targeted in the Arabian Sea, which indicates an important change in the operational strategy of this group.
Baloch insurgents boarding a speed boat in a video shared by ‘Hakkal’, the media wing of BLA PakistanThey are seen firing heavy bullets at the soldiers from machine guns.
According to Pakistan-based news portal ‘The Balochistan Post’ (TBA), armed fighters of BLA opened fire on the boat on Sunday when it was on routine patrol near the Pakistan-Iran maritime border. Three Coast Guard soldiers aboard the boat were killed in this attack. Pakistani intelligence and police officials said the boat was patrolling the coastal area near the Pakistan-Iran border when armed Baloch insurgents opened fire.
According to ANI, BLA has claimed that all three soldiers on the boat were killed and identified them as Naik Afzal, Sepoy Jamil and Sepoy Umar.
‘TBA’ on Sunday confirmed the authenticity of this more than two-minute long video and said that it was shared by ‘Hakkal’, the media wing of BLA.
‘Sea attack increased our operational reach’
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said in a statement that it had targeted a ship near Jiwani and described the operation as an ‘expansion of its operational reach in maritime areas’. The BLA described the attack as the beginning of a new phase of its insurgency, marking a move beyond its traditional land operations into the maritime domain.
BLA spokesperson Ziand Baloch described the move as a ‘new and significant change’ in the group’s strategy following ground operations, TBA reported. The news outlet also reported that he said the aim was to ‘stop the plunder of Baloch resources through sea routes and cause harm to the enemy on every front’.
The attack took place near Gwadar, which is a strategically important port connected to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). This attack has further increased concerns about the security of critical infrastructure in the area.
What do experts say?
Pakistani experts are seeing this as a strategic change, due to which Balochistan The scope of conflict may increase. This is an area which is already struggling with the long-running separatist unrest. Following the attack, Pakistani authorities have increased coastal security and launched an investigation. The development reflects the changing nature of insurgency in Balochistan, where insurgent groups are seen trying new fronts, potentially altering the security equation both on land and sea.
In a statement issued by the BLA, the group said it has created the ‘Hammal Maritime Defense Force’ (HMDF) as its official naval arm. He described it as the beginning of a ‘national navy’, the purpose of which is to protect the Baloch maritime region. According to TBP, BLA spokesperson Ziyand Baloch said that this unit conducted its first operation at around 10:00 am at a place named ‘Mil Tiyab’ in Jiwani area. There its fighters reportedly targeted a patrol ship, which they described as a ship of the ‘occupying Pakistan Navy’.
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