Quetta, Sep 4
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Thursday claimed responsibility for an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack targetting the Pakistani military personnel in the Zamuran area of Kech district in Balochistan, that killed seven army men and injured four others.
According to the statement issued by outfit's spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, the BLA fighters also struck Pakistani Army personnel and their surveillance cameras installed in the Kolwah and Bolan regions of the province.
People from Balochistan are currently fighting for their independence from Pakistan. Various human rights organisations of Balochistan have time and again highlighted the repression by Pakistani forces in the province, which includes violent raids on the homes of Baloch leaders and civilians, unlawful arrests, enforced disappearances, the 'kill and dump' policy, detention under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, and the filing of fabricated police cases.