Pakistani security forces came under a coordinated wave of attacks across Balochistan on Monday, 2 November 2026, with armed fighters targeting personnel in Nushki and an explosion striking a military vehicle in Kharan district, causing severe casualties, according to local media reports citing ground sources. No organisation had claimed responsibility for the latest attacks as of Monday.

How the Monday attacks unfolded

In Nushki's Ahmad Wal area, fighters attacked security personnel travelling both on foot and in vehicles. Separately, a blast struck a military vehicle in Kharan, where local sources claimed that mines laid across the district were already restricting the movement of security forces. The Monday incidents follow intense clashes a day earlier in Kharan's Lijay area, in which eight Pakistani military personnel were reportedly killed or wounded after a military vehicle was hit by a blast and subsequent fighting broke out. A quadcopter was also shot down during those clashes, according to reports.

BLF's October report: 129 personnel claimed killed

The attacks come alongside a sweeping monthly report released on Sunday by the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), in which the group claimed responsibility for killing over 129 Pakistani military and intelligence personnel and seriously injuring more than 30 others during 25 operations throughout October across Balochistan. Spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch detailed the claims in the statement. The most significant claimed operation was 'Operation Almas' in Gwadar district, in which the BLF alleged killing over 80 military and intelligence personnel and injuring dozens more. The group said military barracks, intelligence facilities and armoured vehicles were destroyed in Gwadar, and that a police station was captured. According to the BLF, October operations also included assaults on seven military positions, six camps, two intelligence facilities and 11 convoys, alongside three highway closures. The group further claimed the destruction of 14 military vehicles, two surveillance drones, five quadcopters, a surveillance camera and a mobile tower. It also reported destroying 15 commercial trailers and trucks it accused of links to state projects, and claimed to have seized a government vehicle.

Baloch Republican Guards seize military camp in Kachhi

Separately, the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) claimed on Sunday morning that its fighters captured the main Pakistani military camp in the Sanni region of Kachhi district, following a series of attacks. Spokesperson Dostain Baloch said in a statement that 'Freedom fighters gained complete control of the camp and killed 12 enemy personnel,' adding that the remaining troops fled the area. The BRG further claimed that Sanni town, its police station and several government buildings were brought under their control during the operation.

Gas pipeline blast in Punjab province

The BRG also claimed responsibility on Monday for blowing up a gas pipeline near Bala Chowk in Rahim Yar Khan district of Pakistan's Punjab province, with the explosion occurring on Sunday night. According to Dostain Baloch, fighters planted explosives on the 36-inch pipeline transporting gas from Sui in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district to Punjab, causing extensive damage. Notably, the attack marks a geographic escalation — extending insurgent activity beyond Balochistan into Punjab, one of Pakistan's most populous and politically significant provinces. Pakistani authorities had not issued an official response to the various claims as of Monday. The frequency and geographic spread of the claimed operations points to a sustained intensification of the Baloch insurgency, which has simmered for decades but appears to be entering a more organised and operationally ambitious phase.