A minimum of seven Pakistani soldiers lost their lives and 21 were wounded when their convoy moving from Quetta to Taftan was ambushed on Sunday. Though official reports verified seven fatalities, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has asserted responsibility for the assault, claiming that 90 military personnel were killed.
A comment from a Pakistani official indicated, “A convoy of security forces en route from Quetta to Taftan was assaulted. The convoy, made up of seven buses and two cars, was attacked. One of the buses was struck by a Vehicle-Borne IED, likely a suicide bombing, while another was assaulted with Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs).”
Army Aviation helicopters have been sent to transport the wounded, and drones have been deployed for area surveillance, the official stated.
Reports indicate that a vehicle packed with IEDs crashed into one of the military buses. It was said to be a suicide bombing.
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Noshki Station SHO Zafarullah Sulemani stated that preliminary reports indicate it was a suicide bombing. Evidence gathered from the location shows that the suicide bomber intentionally crashed the vehicle packed with explosives into the military convoy.
He also stated that the death toll might increase, and the injured have been transferred to a local hospital.
90 Pakistani soldiers died, claims BLA
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) reported that 90 Pakistani military members died in an assault on their convoy on Sunday.
A few hours ago, the Majeed Brigade, the Fidayee division of the Baloch Liberation Army, launched a VBIED Fidayee assault on a convoy of the occupying Pakistani military close to Rakhshan Mill on the RCD Highway in Noshki. The BLA’s statement noted that the convoy had eight buses, with one being entirely obliterated in the explosion.
It stated, “Right after the assault, the Fateh Squad of the BLA moved forward and fully encircled another bus, methodically killing all military personnel aboard, raising the total enemy casualties to 90.”
