Balochistan [Pakistan], July 31 – The Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), a coalition of Baloch separatist groups, has claimed responsibility for two coordinated attacks on Pakistani military convoys and supply vehicles in the Zamuran region of Balochistan, which reportedly left at least five soldiers dead and several others injured.
According to BRAS spokesperson Baloch Khan, the group’s first operation occurred on the night of July 28 near Nawano in Zamuran, where BRAS fighters intercepted and torched supply trucks en route to military posts. While the vehicles were destroyed, the civilian drivers were reportedly released unharmed, but warned not to aid the military in the future.
The second assault took place the following day in the same area. Militants used a remotely detonated improvised explosive device (IED) followed by sustained automatic and heavy gunfire to ambush a Pakistani army convoy traveling on motorcycles and in transport vehicles. BRAS claims five Pakistani soldiers were killed in the ambush.
The group also alleged that some local civilians had been assisting the army by delivering food and supplies. In a stark warning, BRAS declared that such actions would be treated as collaboration with military forces and could result in further retribution.
“Those who keep supplying the Pakistani military will bear the consequences. Our attacks will escalate if these actions do not cease,” the BRAS statement read.
Who is BRAS?
The Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) is a militant umbrella group formed by the merger of several Baloch nationalist outfits. These include a splinter faction of the Baloch Liberation Army (led by Bashirzeb Baloch, believed to be based in Afghanistan), the Balochistan Liberation Front, and the Baloch Republican Guards.
Formed to unify Baloch insurgent forces, BRAS aims to conduct joint operations against the Pakistani military, Chinese investments, and CPEC-related infrastructure across Balochistan. The group maintains that armed resistance is necessary to end what it calls Pakistan’s illegitimate control of Baloch territory.
The Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research notes that BRAS increasingly targets logistics routes, military assets, and Chinese interests, especially in areas linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Regional Security Implications
These latest attacks underscore the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan, a region long plagued by demands for autonomy and accusations of state neglect and heavy-handed military operations.
While Pakistan routinely downplays the scale of Baloch separatist activity, BRAS has emerged as one of the most active and coordinated militant entities operating in the province. The group’s ability to strike military convoys and issue warnings to civilians reflects both operational capability and intent to assert territorial control.
No official statement has yet been released by Pakistan’s military on these particular incidents.