SAA event in Sindh, Shah Latif area of Malir Town, Karachi area, Pakistan on Tue 17th March 2026

Four Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists, including a key commander were killed during an operation by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Shah Latif area of Malir Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on March 17, reports Aaj TV. The operation took place following intelligence from terrorists arrested on February 17. A fierce gunfight ensued, resulting in the deaths of four terrorists. Three have been identified; the fourth remains unknown. CTD identified one of the slain as Sohail Baloch alias Garak, a notorious BLA ‘commander’. He was involved in planning multiple terrorist operations and providing weapons and logistical support to terrorists. Sohail Baloch was allegedly responsible for the target killing of the Deputy Commissioner of Panjgur and implicated in the deaths of over 50 security personnel and civilians. He reportedly coordinated with terrorist leaders Rehman Gul, Mullah Amin, and Dr. Makhu, and dispatched five suicide bombers in the Jaffar Express attack. He was also involved in lootings through roadblocks.