IED event in Balochistan, Mangochar, Kalat District area, Pakistan on Sun 24th May 2026

Five soldiers were killed and nine other soldiers sustained injuries in two consecutive blasts in the Mangochar area of Kalat District in Balochistan on May 24, reports The Balochistan Post. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement issued, BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeeyand Baloch said the group’s cadres had targeted an Army convoy with two remote-controlled improvised explosive devices (IEDs). “After the initial blast, reinforcements from the Pakistani army arrived at the scene. As they were returning, the same convoy was hit by another remote-controlled IED,” the BLA spokesperson said.