Pakistan's military announced on Friday that it had thwarted a drone attack on a security checkpoint in Balochistan province, destroying five drones before they could reach their target. The incident occurred in a region bordering Afghanistan.
According to a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, the drone attack was carried out on Thursday, October 29, by a group the military refers to as "Fitna-e-Hindustan" (Indian-backed Mischief). This term is commonly used in Pakistan's official lexicon for the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
The military added that the insurgents intended to target a security forces' checkpoint in the "Albat" area of Kharan district in Balochistan using these low-level, commercial drones. The statement noted that a "prompt and effective response" by the security forces prevented any casualties or damage.
Balochistan province, which shares long borders with Afghanistan and Iran, has been the scene of a violent insurgency by Baloch separatist groups against Pakistani security forces for decades. It is considered the country's second most insecure province after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and other armed Baloch groups have repeatedly carried out deadly attacks against security forces and infrastructure projects in the province. Pakistan alleges that these groups, along with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), use Afghan soil as safe havens to plan and execute their attacks.
These claims have consistently been denied by the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Taliban officials have stressed that they will not allow any group to use Afghan territory against other countries, especially neighbors. However, cross-border attacks remain a contentious issue in relations between Kabul and Islamabad.
Source: Pakistan Army
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