2019 Balochistan attack
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| February 2019 Balochistan attack | |
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| Part of the insurgency in Balochistan | |
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| Target | Soldiers of Pakistan Army |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 9 or 6 FC personnel[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 11 |
| Perpetrators | Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar |
On 16 February 2019, armed men killed two Frontier Corps in Loralai.[2] On 17 February 2019, two security personnel of the Frontier Corps were killed in the Gardab area of Panjgur district.[3] The attack was carried out by the Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS), an alliance of three Balochi separatist organizations, the Baloch Liberation Army, Balochistan Liberation Front and Baloch Republican Guard.[4][5] Some sources claimed that around nine military personnel were killed and eleven personnel were injured in the attack,[6] while others said four individuals were killed in Panjgur while other two were killed in Loralai.[7][8][9]
These attacks were preceded by the 2019 Loralai attack in which eight policemen and a civilian were killed by gunmen and suicide bombers affiliated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan on 29 January 2019.[10]
Background[edit]
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Incident[edit]
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Baloch Khan, the spokesperson for BRAS, stated that their fighters launched attack on the country's security forces and a camp at the same timethe spokesperson for BRAS, as saying that their fighters had attacked the Pakistani security forces patrolling team and a camp at the same time during Sunday morning on CPEC route between Panjgur and Turbat city.[4]
The attack happened hours before the Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman made his visit to Pakistan.[4]
Reaction[edit]
Jamal Kamal Khan, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, condemned the attack and referred it as a conspiracy against region's development.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Militants kill 6 Pakistan soldiers in Balochistan near Iran - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Four more FC troops martyred near Panjgur". The Express Tribune. February 18, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "بلوچستان: دہشتگرد حملے میں 4 سکیورٹی اہلکار شہید" (in اردو). Nawa-i-Waqt. February 18, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "At Least 9 Killed, 11 Injured in Suicide Attack on Pakistan Army: Report". News18.
- ↑ "Attack on Pakistan Army: 9 killed, 11 injured in suicide bombing near Balochistan ahead of Saudi Prince's visit". NewsX. 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nine Killed, 11 Injured in Suicide Attack on Pakistan Army Convoy: Report". Penske Media Corporation. 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "4 security personnel killed in terrorist attack in SW Pakistan - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
- ↑ Shahid, Saleem (18 February 2019). "Four FC men martyred in Panjgur attack". Dawn.
- ↑ "Four Pakistan soldiers killed in Balochistan attack: Report". The Times of India. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nine martyred in gun-and-suicide attack on DIG office in Loralai". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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