August 2024 Balochistan attacks
| August 2024 Balochistan attacks | |||||||
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| Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Balochistan Liberation Army | Pakistan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Bashir Zeb |
Asif Ali Zardari General Sahir Shamshad Mirza | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Majeed Brigade Fidayeen Squad Fateh Sqaud | Pakistan Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 21+ insurgents killed | 14 soldiers and policemen killed | ||||||
| 60+ civilians killed, including 23 Punjabis executed by the BLA | |||||||
On 26 August 2024, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched a series of attacks in the Province of Balochistan in Pakistan. The attacks were carried out against civilian lorry drivers as well as military installations and police officers, killing at least 74 people, mostly unarmed civilians, and wounding many more.