The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has released purported footage of what it describes as the first armed operation carried out by its newly established women’s unit, the Karima Armed Assault Division (KAAD), adding a new dimension to the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan.
The footage, released through the group’s media channel, shows KAAD fighters ambushing a Pakistani military Quick Response Force (QRF) convoy near Turbat on September 22. The convoy, comprising three vehicles, including an armoured vehicle, was travelling along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway when the attackers opened fire.
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The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) released footage of the first armed operation by its women’s unit, “Kaad,” showing fighters opening fire on Pakistani military vehicles, including an armored vehicle.
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The video features a woman commander briefing the fighters before the operation. It then shows armed members of the unit taking positions and firing at the convoy from close range. The BLF has said that the attack resulted in the deaths of nine Pakistani military personnel, although the casualty figures could not be independently verified.
According to BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch, several military vehicles were badly damaged during the attack. He claimed that fighters from the group’s Qurban unit provided support to the KAAD team and engaged Pakistani forces that attempted to surround the attackers, allowing them to withdraw from the area.
The BLF also said one of its Qurban unit fighters, Chakar Murad, alias Dileep Jan, was killed during the operation.
The footage contains another sequence purportedly showing KAAD members carrying out a sudden vehicle-checking operation in the Mangchar area of Kalat, highlighting the group’s claim that the newly formed unit is being used for both armed attacks and other militant operations.
Separately, another Baloch separatist organisation, the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), claimed responsibility for an attack on a site operated by Mari Energies Limited in the Beh Loti area of Dera Bugti. According to BRA spokesperson Sarbaz Baloch, militants used rockets and heavy weapons in the assault, allegedly killing three company employees and injuring several others.
Sarbaz further claimed that Pakistani security forces subsequently clashed with members of what the group described as a state-backed local armed formation. The BRA claimed that nine Pakistani military personnel and three members of the armed group were killed, while six of its own fighters also died. These figures have not been independently verified.
Another separatist faction, the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG), separately claimed that its fighters seized control of Haji Shehr and destroyed a police station using explosives. The group also claimed that BRA fighters entered Eri Shehr, occupied government facilities and later withdrew from the area.
The latest claims come amid continuing militant violence in Balochistan, where separatist groups have repeatedly targeted Pakistani security forces, government installations and infrastructure linked to major economic projects.
The KAAD is named after Karima Baloch, the prominent Baloch independence activist who became the first woman chairperson of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad. Karima was found dead in Toronto in December 2020. Canadian authorities subsequently ruled her death accidental, according to reports at the time.
