Pakistan’s second-largest naval air station, PNS Siddique in Turbat, got here below assault on Monday, reported native media.

The Majeed Brigade of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has taken accountability for the assault on the Naval Airbase in Turbat, The Balochistan Post reported.

The Majeed Brigade is essential of China’s investments in Balochistan, accusing each China and Pakistan of exploiting the area’s sources.

The BLA claimed that its fighters have infiltrated the airbase. Additionally, Chinese drones are reportedly deployed at this facility.

As the state of affairs unfolded, Turbat witnessed a major improve in army exercise, as a number of helicopters had been seen patrolling the skies. Ground reported said that heavy gunfire and explosions continued for over three hours.

The Frontier Corps blocked quite a few main Turbat roads, and a big contingent of the Frontier Corps personnel was reported to have moved in the direction of the naval air base.

The BLA claimed that it killed “over a dozen” Pakistani personnel within the assault. Moreover, the BLA additionally launched an audio clip, allegedly from one in all its fighters attacking the PNS Siddique, the place the fighter claimed that numerous autos had been focused.

In response to the assault, an emergency was declared at Teaching Hospital Turbat, with all docs instructed to report for responsibility instantly by the District Health Officer Kech.

This marked the second assault of the week and the third this yr by the BLA Majeed Brigade in Turbat.

Previously, on January 29, the BLA focused Mach metropolis, adopted by an assault on the Military Intelligence headquarters in Gwadar on March 20.

During the March 20 assault in Gwadar, two Pakistani troopers and eight terrorists had been killed within the ensuing confrontation after a number of explosions and gunfire erupted on the Pakistan Gwadar Port Authority Complex.

The Gwadar port, below Chinese management, holds strategic significance within the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and is a vital element of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

The surge in terrorist actions in Pakistan, notably in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, follows the termination of a ceasefire between the federal government and the banned militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in November 2022, reported Dawn.