Baloch rebels launch attacks on 51 locations during Pak-India military clashes

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said it launched military attacks on 51 sites targeting Pakistan’s military in Balochistan while Islamabad was engaged in armed hostilities with Delhi.

The BLA said in a statement that it carried out 71 coordinated attacks on the locations, also hitting Pakistani intelligence hubs. Some of the attacks, it said, lasted several hours.

BLA's claims

BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said: "During the height of India-Pakistan military escalation, BLA opened another front for the Pakistani military as it carried out 71 coordinated attacks, which went on for many hours, at more than 51 locations across occupied Balochistan."

The targets included military convoys, intelligence centres, and mineral transport vehicles, he said.

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"The aim of these attacks was not simply to destroy the enemy but to test military coordination, ground control and defensive positions, in order to strengthen readiness for future organised warfare," Baloch added.

BLA slams Pakistan

The BLA also accused Pakistan of being a fertile ground for global terrorism and said the world risked allowing a fanatic military establishment to have control over nuclear weapons.

"Pakistan has not only been a breeding ground for global terrorists but also a centre for state-sponsored development of deadly terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and ISIS," the statement read.

The Lashkar and Jaish are outlawed in India and New Delhi has accused them of being deeply involved in terrorist activities in Indian territory.

‘Don’t trust Pakistan’

"The ISI is the network behind this terrorism... Pakistan has become a nuclear state of violent ideology," the BLA added, referring to the Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

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The BLA declared that "a new order has become inevitable" in South Asia. It rejected being regarded as a foreign proxy and called itself "a dynamic and decisive party" in the region's future.

Addressing India, the BLA said: "Every talk of peace, ceasefire and brotherhood from Pakistan is merely a deception, a war tactic and a temporary ruse."

BLA seeks Indian support

The group urged the international community, including India, for political, diplomatic and military support, saying this could pave the way for "a peaceful, prosperous and independent Balochistan".

"If Pakistan continues to be tolerated, then in the coming years, the very existence of this state may lead to the ruin of the entire world," it warned.

"The control of nuclear weapons by a fanatical military establishment is a ticking time bomb, not only for the region but for global security," said the statement.