Seven soldiers martyred in Balochistan IED blast: ISPR

At least seven Pakistani security personnel were martyred on Tuesday in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Mach area of Balochistan’s Kachhi district, according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The ISPR said the IED targeted a security forces’ vehicle and was carried out by militants linked to the India-backed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

The attack comes in the wake of heightened regional tensions, following a deadly assault in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s (IIOJK) Pahalgam area, which killed 26 people.

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The martyred personnel were identified as Subedar Umar Farooq (Karachi), Naik Asif Khan (Karak), Naik Mashkoor Ali (Orakzai), Sepoy Tariq Nawaz (Lakki Marwat), Sepoy Wajid Ahmed Faiz (Bagh), Sepoy Muhammad Asim (Karak), and Sepoy Muhammad Kashif Khan (Kohat).

In its statement, the ISPR emphasized that a clearance operation is underway to eliminate any remaining threats in the region. It condemned the incident as a “heinous act” and vowed that those responsible would be brought to justice.