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Initial reports said three to four soldiers were killed in what could be a suicide attack but there is still no confirmation on the number of deaths
Kech is a stronghold of Baloch separatists and the Pakistan military has lost over 150 personnel in attacks in this area. (Image for representation: AFP)
Reports of the death of three to four soldiers have come in from Balochistan’s Kech area in a major attack on a military convoy on Thursday.
According to sources, multiple casualties are feared in what could be a suicide attack. There is still no confirmation on the number of deaths.
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This comes only days after a Pakistani army captain and four other security personnel were killed in an IED explosion on their military vehicle in the same area of Balochistan, amid sustained attacks targeting security forces carried out by Baloch separatists.
Initial reports indicate that a convoy carrying Pakistan security forces personnel was struck by an explosives-laden vehicle on the M8 near Kencheti Cross, Dasht Khadan, which is 60 km from Turbat in Kech.
Pakistani government sources have said Kech is a stronghold of Baloch separatists, and the military has lost more than 150 security personnel in attacks in this area this year alone. On September 15, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) released a video online of coordinated attacks in Tump and Zamuran, both located in Kech district. Its official media wing, Hakkal, released video footage purportedly showing multiple IED attacks targeting Pakistani military forces in these regions.
Figures of attacks provided by the BLA in July state that it conducted 284 armed attacks in the first half of 2025 resulting in the deaths of more than 668 Pakistani military personnel. This was during a phase of intensified conflict that included fidayeen assaults, the capture of towns, and the hijacking of the Jaffar Express train, reported The Balochistan Post.
The report said the number of attacks carried out by the BLA in just the first six months of 2025 has nearly matched the group’s total operations for the entire previous year. In 2024, it had claimed responsibility for 302 attacks, which reportedly led to over 580 deaths and more than 370 injuries.
(With agency inputs)
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Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18
Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18
Islamabad, Pakistan
September 18, 2025, 17:32 IST
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