Sindh & Balochistan, Terrorism Watch

[Caprxl]

Pak Iran border just got sealed for all types of movement.

so is it pertaining to an upcoming OP ? I hope so,

 

[PanzerKiel]

so is it pertaining to an upcoming OP ? I hope so,

Not upcoming.... Ongoing......

 

[Caprxl]

Not upcoming.... Ongoing......

 

[PanzerKiel]

....lets see what the other side manages to do within the coming ten days or so...

...riposte will be followed by a counter-riposte....then counter-counter riposte.....so on...

 

[PanzerKiel]

....lets see what the other side manages to do within the coming ten days or so...

...riposte will be followed by a counter-riposte....then counter-counter riposte.....so on...

....waisay its a good thinking on their part....basing some of their training camps near Chahbahar (north of it, near distance), provides built in security.....makes them a A BIT inaccessible...but then its not unbreakable, Maginot Line was much difficult......this....walk in the park.

 

[Pakistan Ka Beta]

Five BRA terrorists killed in Rajanpur raid
CTD spokesperson says terrorists planned to attack govt installations, LEAs
Our Correspondent August 01, 2020

RAJANPUR:

At least five terrorists of the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) were killed during an intelligence based operation jointly conducted by the Inter-Services Intelligence and Punjab’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in an area of Rajanpur district on Friday.

According to a CTD spokesperson, a major terrorism bid was foiled when security forces acted on a tip-off about the hideout of eight BRA terrorists near Arbi Tibba Road, within the limits of Rojhan police station, Rajanpur district.

The spokesperson said security officials raided the hideout and gave an opportunity to the terrorists to surrender. However, instead of surrendering, they started firing indiscriminately at the security personnel, the spokesperson said.

He added, “The raiding party took precautionary measures and a shootout ensued. When the firing stopped, five terrorists were found dead by the firing of their own accomplices.”

The terrorists killed were identified as Ghulam Hussain, Master Ali, Ramzan, Dost Muhammad and Ataa Muhammad.

However, three terrorists managed to escape on motorcycles under the cover of darkness, said the CTD spokesperson, adding that a search was ongoing for their arrests.

The bomb disposal squad (BDS) was called in to analyse an improvised explosive device (IED), 4kg explosive material, 50ft of primacord (detonating cord) and four detonators that were found at the site along with a large cache of arms and ammunition, including three submachine guns and two 30 calibre pistols.

The CTD spokesperson said that the terrorists had planned to attack government installations and law enforcement agencies (LEAs).

According to initial investigation, these terrorists had been involved in the November 10, 2019 attack on LEAs. Five security officials were martyred in the attack.

“Bodies of the terrorists have been shifted to the district hospital where the process of their identification is under way and other formalities are being completed,” the CTD added.

On July 25, security forces successfully conducted an IBO on a militants’ hideout near Turbat, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

The military's media wing said that a key terrorist of the proscribed organisation, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), was killed during the operation in Kech District’s Buleda valley.

A large cache of arms and ammunition, hand grenades, communication equipment and other material which was to be used in the making of an IED was recovered from the hideout.

The operation was carried out the same day a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while three others sustained injuries in an ambush on their convoy in the same area.

The terrorists opened fire on security forces during routine patrolling near Pidarak in Kech district, approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Turbat, the military’s media wing said.

“During the exchange of fire, Lance Naik Javed Karim embraced shahadat (martyrdom) while three other soldiers got injured,” it said.

Later, security forces had cordoned off the area in search of the terrorists.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2257707/five-bra-terrorists-killed-in-rajanpur-raid

 

[PanzerKiel]

BLA has recently joined hands with SRA to increase their activities in Karachi and Balochistan.

Pakistani separatist groups unite to target China's Belt and Road

Experts say Islamabad and Beijing will be forced to increase project security

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer
August 1, 2020 17:19 JST

KARACHI -- Baloch and Sindhi separatist groups in Pakistan have announced they are forming an alliance aimed ostensibly at attacking Chinese interests in a development likely increase security costs for Belt and Road Initiative projects in Pakistan.

On July 25, Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar, or BRAS, a consortium of four Baloch separatist organizations, announced in a media release an alliance with the Sindudesh Revolutionary Army, or SRA, a little known separatist group operating in southeastern Sindh province. Balochistan is another province in the southwest.

"Sindh and Balochistan are equally affected by the 'expansionist' and 'oppressive' resolves of China," the statement said. "Through the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China aims to subjugate Sindh and Balochistan and occupy the coasts and resources from Badin to Gwadar," the statement added, referring to a pair of coastal cities.

The CPEC consists of a variety of infrastructure projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative with financial help from Beijing. Pakistan and China, which both have tense relations with India, have been allies for decades.

Baloch insurgents claimed that an attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange in June was carried out with support from Sindhi separatists. Security officials told local media that with the alliance Sindhi insurgents can now launch deadlier attacks with the help of Baloch militants.


Members of the Crime Scene Unit of the Karachi Police prepare to survey the site of the attack at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. © Reuters
Experts believe that while the alliance can create problems for the CPEC, it cannot halt the flagship project of President Xi Jinping's trademark program. "An alliance between the Baloch and Sindhi armed groups cannot be so effective that it will compel China and Pakistan to completely withdraw from [CPEC] plans," said Malik Siraj Akbar, a South Asian analyst based in Washington D.C.

However, analysts also think that the grouping will significantly increase security costs for CPEC activities.

"As China doubles down on the CPEC infrastructure projects from Kashmir to Karachi and Gwadar, the insurgent forces will seek to raise the costs by launching attacks and raids," Mohan Malik, a professor of strategic studies at the National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates, told the Nikkei Asian Review.

In May 2019, the Baloch Liberation Army, a BRAS constituent, attacked the Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar, the port city's only five star hotel, and killed five people including four hotel employees. Though no Chinese were killed, the BLA said in a statement that the attack was planned with the intent of targeting Chinese, who often stayed in the hotel.

Akbar, meanwhile, sees the government's expected moves to beef up security in response to more attacks as playing into the hands of the new alliance.

"An increase in violent attacks will require reevaluating the security plans and timelines for the completion of certain parts of CPEC," he told Nikkei. "The more the government increases security [for CPEC projects], the more it gives the nationalists a reason to tell the local population that these are exploitative projects aimed to take their resources away."


A ship carrying containers is seen during the opening of a trade project in Pakistan's Gwadar port, west of Karachi, in November 2016. © Getty Images
Pakistan has blamed India for supporting Baloch and Sindhi insurgents to target Chinese interests in the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan last month blamed India for the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which has a major Chinese stake. New Delhi denied Khan's claim.

Experts also link the new alliance to the recent India-China military standoff in the Himalayas. Malik believes that an escalation in separatist violence and proxy wars on the subcontinent will be an inevitable consequence of New Delhi-Beijing security tensions. "[India and China] will engage in an intense geopolitical competition to win over the allegiance of countries and [separatist movements] hostile to the other."

Other experts see a relationship between the forming of the new alliance and phenomenon of resistance by local communities to China's growing role.

"As China's global footprint extends and Chinese economic activities directly impact, sometimes adversely, local communities, the pushback is inevitable," said Dibyesh Anand, head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster, London


Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on April 28, 2019 in Beijing. © Getty Images
Anand cautioned, however, that the threat posed by the Baloch-Sindhi separatist alliance to Chinese interests should not be blown out of proportion. "The claims of Baloch and Sindhi nationalists [to attack the CPEC] should be taken with a pinch of salt because the economic might of China is closely tied in with [the] security-military might of the Pakistani state and separatists cannot match that," he told Nikkei.

Experts also see the formation of the new alliance as a factor that can push Pakistan and China to make CPEC more inclusive. Akbar believes that the two countries might also start considering employing more locals in CPEC projects in an effort to gain support from communities by giving them an economic stake in the projects.

Anand said that Pakistan must for now wait and watch. "Whether CPEC can be turned into an engine for inclusive development rather than a highly visible security-economic prestige project perceived by many Baloch or Sindhi separatists as neocolonial, is an open question," he said.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/paki...-unite-to-target-chinas-belt-and-road.678909/

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

....lets see what the other side manages to do within the coming ten days or so...

...riposte will be followed by a counter-riposte....then counter-counter riposte.....so on...

riposte is needed inside India too which is funding them

 

[Amaa'n]

i wana leave the entire statement here for everyone to review and deduce accordingly. it gives out the future plans.

 

[PanzerKiel]

....lets see what the other side manages to do within the coming ten days or so...

...riposte will be followed by a counter-riposte....then counter-counter riposte.....so on...

Chaman Blast today....

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/5-killed-20-injured-in-powerful-blast-in-chaman.680166/

 

[Amaa'n]

According to reports, there have been two incidents in Hub district in past one week, responsibility for which has been claimed by BLA - Aslam group.
1 x attack on former Govt official / Civil Servant
1 x attack on Stall set up for 14th August...

Both incidents are to be observed with keen eye because this shows presence of hostile elements right on the door step of Karachi....

 

[Amaa'n]

according to reports, a cracker was lodged towards attock cement factory in hub, BLA has claimed responsibility for attack.
i believe this to be a team of SRA /MQM though but to boast the propaganda they are using the name BLA

 

[PanzerKiel]

Some people forget that after 14 August...... It is 15 August.....

 

[Vapour]

Some people forget that after 14 August...... It is 15 August.....

Like the thread you have posted this in - clear message.

 

[Sifar zero]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1295452410043916296

News about Bashir Zeb Balochs death.