SAA event in Balochistan, Shariki, Awaran District area, Pakistan on Tue 19th May 2026

Armed attackers, suspected to be Baloch insurgents, targeted a military convoy in the Shariki area of Mashkay tehsil (revenue unit) in Awaran District of Balochistan on May 19, with reports indicating a significant number of casualties among Security Forces (SFs) personnel, reports Zrumbesh. After the initial attack on the first convoy, a second military convoy dispatched as reinforcement was also ambushed, triggering intense exchanges of gunfire in the area. SFs suffered heavy casualties in the back-to-back attacks. The bodies of killed soldiers and wounded personnel were subsequently airlifted by helicopter to Baziya Camp. No armed group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Authorities have also not issued any official confirmation of the death toll at the time of publication.