Other MoA event in Balochistan, Quetta area, Pakistan on Sun 10th November 2024

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on November 10 issued a detailed statement on the suicide attack at Quetta Railway Station of Balochistan, claiming it killed at least 31 non-commissioned officers of the Army and injured over 60 others, reports The Balochistan Post. The blast took place at 8:20 on November 9-morning as non-commissioned officers prepared to board the Jaffar Express, the BLA statement said. The BLA identified the suicide bomber as Muhammad Rafiq Bizenjo, also known as “Washen” and “Faheem.” Bizenjo, a cadres of the BLA’s “elite” Majeed Brigade, carried out the attack in response to what the BLA described as Pakistan’s “occupation” of Balochistan. According to the BLA, Bizenjo targeted Army personnel from multiple regiments, including the Punjab Regiment, Northern Light Infantry, Sindh Regiment, Frontier Force, Baloch Regiment, and Azad Kashmir Regiment. The soldiers had recently completed training at the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta, the BLA said. The BLA credited its intelligence wing, ZIRAB (Zephyr Intelligence Research and Analysis Bureau), with planning the attack. The group claimed ZIRAB monitored the Army’s movements closely and decided to delay the attack on November 8 to avoid civilian casualties. According to the BLA, November 9 was chosen because over 200 Army personnel were present, with minimal risk to civilians. In its statement, the BLA warned that if Pakistan’s military presence in Balochistan continues, future attacks will escalate and could extend to major cities in Pakistan. The group called for the immediate withdrawal of Pakistani forces and recognition of Balochistan’s sovereignty. The BLA said it would “not back down” from its struggle for independence, calling on the international community to support the Baloch national liberation movement. Jeeyand Baloch, spokesperson for the BLA, said that the movement seeks peace but will continue to resist what it described as “oppression” and “occupation.” The Inspector General of Police for Balochistan, Moazzam Jah Ansari, confirmed to Reuters that the targets were Army personnel from the Infantry School, saying, “The target was army personnel from the Infantry School.” Provincial Health Department spokesperson Wasim Baig confirmed that the death toll had risen to 31, with 62 others injured. Baig stated that 46 security personnel were among the injured, many in critical condition.||A Frontier Corps (FC) personnel was killed and eight others sustained injuries when unidentified terrorists attacked the Kadan post in the Dasht Kadan area of Kech District in Balochistan on November 10, reports The Khorasan Diary. There was militant casualties that are being ascertained a security official said, adding that “the attack has been repulsed”.