Archive · 4 Oct 2026
BLA Claims 94 Attacks Across Balochistan in September
The Balochistan Liberation Army, or BLA, is an armed group in Pakistan.
It says it carried out 94 operations in Balochistan during September.
The group claims that 105 Pakistani security personnel died and 52 were injured.
It also says its attacks included explosives, raids and blockades.
The BLA reported that 33 of its own fighters were killed.
These numbers come from the group and have not been independently checked.
Pakistani security forces are also carrying out operations against separatist groups.
The claims come as violence in Balochistan has been worsening.
The Balochistan Liberation Army said it carried out 94 armed operations in Balochistan during September.
The group claimed 105 Pakistani security personnel were killed and 52 injured; the figures could not be independently verified.
The BLA also claimed 63 improvised explosive device attacks, 25 raids and blockades, and 18 incidents involving weapons seizures.
It said 46 vehicles belonging to Pakistani security forces or what it called “enemy” forces were destroyed, and 21 personnel or alleged intelligence agents were captured.
The BLA said 33 of its fighters were killed; Pakistani security forces have also been conducting counter-insurgency operations against separatist groups.
- Who
- The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Pakistani security personnel, and BLA fighters.
- What
- The BLA claimed 94 armed operations and reported casualties, injuries, raids, weapons seizures, and vehicle destruction.
- When
- During September; the report was published October 4, 2026.
- Where
- Balochistan province, Pakistan.
- Why
- The claims concern the BLA's armed campaign against the Pakistani state and security forces amid an ongoing separatist insurgency.
- BLA-claimed operations
- 94 during September
- Claimed Pakistani personnel killed
- 105
- Claimed injured
- 52
- Claimed IED attacks
- 63
- Claimed raids and blockades
- 25
- Claimed BLA fighters killed
- 33
- Verification
- The figures are based on the BLA's account and could not be independently verified.
- US designation
- The United States designated the BLA a Foreign Terrorist Organisation in August 2025.