Other MoA event in Balochistan, Gwadar area, Pakistan on Thu 21st March 2024

Eight Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) cadres and two soldiers were killed after the Security Forces (SFs) thwarted an attack on the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Complex in Gwadar town (Gwadar District) of Balochistan on March 20, reports Dawn. A press release from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that a group of eight terrorists attempted to enter the Port Authority Colony but were successfully thwarted by SFs personnel. “Own troops employed for security responded immediately and effectively engaged the terrorists, and in ensuing fire exchange, all eight terrorists were sent to hell. A large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives was also recovered”. The dead soldiers were identified as Sepoy Bahar Khan (35), a resident of Dera Ghazi Khan District (Punjab) and Sepoy Imran Ali (28), a resident of Khairpur District (Sindh). The Majeed Brigade of the BLA claimed responsibility for the attack. Located at the center of the city, GPA Complex has several offices related to the Gwadar Port Authority, law enforcement agencies, and staff houses, adds ARY News. GPA develops commercial structures like Bank Branches, Stevedores, Agency Offices, Cargo Storage Sheds, and Marine Repair Workshop etc. to facilitate the investors as well as for revenue generation on a 69 acres of land. GPA initiated the construction of the following infrastructures with an estimated cost of PKR 2381.884 million