Author: Brig (R) Asif Haroon Raja
Over the past 48 hours, total fatalities in intelligence-based operations have exceeded 50. All escape routes of Bashir Zeb, the ringleader of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), have been sealed, and his network is under severe pressure.
Twelve coordinated attacks were foiled within a few hours; command of the enemy’s “retaliatory show of force” was in the hands of India’s intelligence agency, RAW.
According to security sources, an encounter lasting 35 to 40 minutes on Wednesday night on Quetta’s Ganj Bypass resulted in the elimination of an entire terrorist unit, while a heliborne assault operation in the coastal area of Pasni killed four more militants.
In various districts of Balochistan, including Noshki, Dalbandin, and Gwadar, the Pakistan Army and law-enforcement agencies have maintained a high alert and intensified clearance operations.
During the last two days, more than a dozen coordinated terrorist assaults were thwarted.
Three security personnel were injured during these operations, but their condition is reported to be out of danger.
Officials state that the Indian-backed network is spreading rumors in panic; however, “every attack has been met with a forceful response, and sensitive installations remain secure.”
Experts believe that following the sustained losses, the BLA’s command and control structure has disintegrated.
The arrest or elimination of Bashir Zeb is now only a matter of time, as all his possible escape routes have been blocked through ground and aerial surveillance.
Defense analysts say that coordinated intelligence, local support, and decisive leadership have brought down, in the shortest possible time, a network once considered impregnable.
Well done Pakistan Army. Our prayers are with you. The sweat and blood of our security forces is paying dividends, and it is hoped that very soon this menace of Indo-Afghan sponsored and supported Fitna Al Khwarij would be wiped out.
