SAA event in Balochistan, Dalbandin, Chagai District area, Pakistan on Sat 16th May 2026

On May 16, unidentified armed militants reportedly seized control of a Police Station and other Government buildings in Dalbandin town of Chagai District in Balochistan Province, reports Zrumbesh English. According to reports, the attackers freed several prisoners from custody and later set the Police Station on fire. Clashes between the militants and Security Forces (SFs) were ongoing at the time of reporting. Intense exchanges of fire were reported from the Killi Khuda Rahim and Bypass areas of Dalbandin, with gunshots and explosions heard in the vicinity. No casualty figures were available at the time of reporting. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack, while Pakistani authorities had not issued any official statement regarding the incident.