All eight of the terrorists who had attacked a compound outside the vital port of Gwadar were killed by the security forces on Wednesday, according to authorities.
Despite a decades-long separatist conflict, China has made significant investments in the mineral-rich southwest region of Balochistan, notably the development of Gwadar.
According to government commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani, the militants assaulted the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) complex, which comprises offices of government ministries, intelligence agencies, and paramilitary forces, close outside the port, armed with firearms and bombs.
According to him, the militants tried to rush the compound and launched a gun attack after setting off several explosives.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti announced that eight militants had been “neutralised by security forces” in a post on the social networking site X. He continued, saying that “the message is loud & clear.” The government will not show clemency to anyone who decides to use violence.”
According to Umrani, there were reports of at least one soldier being murdered and several being injured. The military withheld information.
In a statement, the most well-known separatist organization in Balochistan, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed accountability for the attack and said that its fighters had targeted Pakistani intelligence agencies’ buildings.
In the past, the BLA has attacked Chinese and Pakistani interests in the area as well as other places.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is a component of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative and includes energy and road projects, depends on the deep-water port.
Several Baloch terrorist organizations in the nation have attacked Chinese targets in the past.
Over a dozen BLA militants were killed when security forces in Balochistan’s Mach and Kolpur districts successfully repelled terrorist strikes in January.
The military’s propaganda branch, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), announced that many terrorists, including suicide bombers, attacked the Mach and Kolpur complexes in Balochistan.
At least nine terrorists were neutralized as a consequence of the efficient response by law enforcement.
On the other hand, two innocent civilians and four brave security personnel lost their life in a brutal shooting confrontation.
Terrorists attacked two security force cars in November while they were traveling from Pasni to Ormara in the Gwadar area.
In the onslaught, at least fourteen troops lost their lives.
Since 2006, Balochistan has been engulfed in a violent separatist conflict that has been made worse by years of militant, sectarian, and ethnic bloodshed.
Both military and civil authorities have frequently asserted that in order to destabilize Pakistan for their geopolitical goals, “hostile agencies” have also been supplying terrorist fuel.
When Kulbhushan Jadhav, a serving Indian Navy officer, was apprehended by Pakistani intelligence agencies in the Mashkhel region of Balochistan after crossing across from neighboring Iran in March 2016, it was established that “hostile agencies” had been involved.
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