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BLF Claims First Female Suicide Attack on Pakistan FC Base Near Chinese-Linked Mines

Officials say the Nokundi complex tied to Saindak and Reko Diq was secured after a prolonged gunbattle.

Overview

  • A woman detonated explosives at the entrance of the Frontier Corps headquarters in Nokundi on Sunday night, enabling insurgents to attempt a breach.
  • The Baloch Liberation Front released a photo identifying the attacker as Zareena Rafiq, also known as Trang Mahoo, and said its Saddo Operational Battalion carried out the operation.
  • Security officials reported a lengthy firefight and said six militants were killed, with residents hearing gunfire into Monday.
  • Some news outlets reported six Pakistani personnel were killed, a figure that remains unconfirmed and disputed in official accounts.
  • The target’s links to the Saindak and Reko Diq mining projects and a recent wave of attacks claimed separately by the BLA point to evolving tactics and rising pressure on security and economic assets in Balochistan.