Pak: Balochistan Liberation Army claims it performed ‘fidayeen’ assault in Gwadar

The convoy of Chinese engineers engaged on the Beijing-financed Gwadar Port in Pakistan have been attacked by the suicide squad, Majeed Brigade, of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), information company Associated Press reported on Sunday.

“BLA Majeed Brigade today targeted a convoy of Chinese engineers in Gwadar. The attack is still ongoing,” the separatist group stated in a press release.

According to BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, two ‘fidayeens’ of BLA Majeed Brigade, Naveed Baloch alias Aslam Baloch of Dasht Nigor and Maqbool Baloch alias Qayim Baloch of Geshkor Awaran, focused a convoy of Chinese engineers in Gwadar immediately. He referred to as the assault ‘a self-sacrificing operation’.

He additional stated that the operation, ‘ZirPahazag’ continued for greater than two hours.

“According to the information received so far, at least four Chinese nationals and nine personnel of Pakistani military, were killed and several were injured. This is preliminary information and the number of enemy losses could rise,” Jeeyand added.

As per Jeeyand, after the profitable execution of the operation, the BLA fighters selected their final bullets to finish their very own lives.

The assault on the convoy of Chinese engineers occurred at round 9:30 am and an intense gunfight was underway for almost two hours, The Balochistan Post reported.

According to native media experiences, Pakistani safety forces killed two terrorists within the gunfight. Two Pakistani safety personnel have been additionally injured when a convoy of engineers working for a Chinese building firm got here underneath assault on Faqeer Bridge in Gwadar.

Other terrorists fled the spot in an injured situation, the Balochistan Post reported, citing sources.

Giving additional particulars of the assault, an English-language Chinese tabloid, Global Times, said that the convoy of three SUVs and a van, all bulletproof, carried 23 Chinese personnel. An IED exploded in the course of the assault and the van was shot at, creating cracks within the glass.

The Chinese Consulate General in Pakistan’s Karachi issued a security warning on Sunday following the incident. The consulate urged folks to take care of excessive vigilance and strictly management large-scale gathering actions because of the extreme safety state of affairs.

As per the BLA spokesperson, an in depth assertion will likely be launched to the media quickly.

Notably, Gwadar port is likely one of the focal factors of the multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with many Chinese staff working on the port. China is investing closely in Balochistan underneath the CPEC.

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Aug 13, 2023