According to War Monitor, several security incidents were reported across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 19, including a railway blast, a security operation, an attack on supply trucks and two separate shootings.
Key points
- A blast reportedly damaged railway tracks near Dosa Lashari in Sibi
- Two suspected militants were killed in an operation near Shadi Kor Dam in Pasni
- Two trucks carrying supplies for security forces were attacked in Buleda; their drivers are missing
- Two men were shot dead in Qilla Abdullah and Bajaur
Sibi: blast on the railway line
The banned Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) claimed responsibility for an explosion that reportedly damaged railway tracks near Dosa Lashari, saying its members used explosives. The extent of the damage has not been independently confirmed.
Pasni: operation and two bodies
Security sources said two suspected militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation near Shadi Kor Dam in Pasni, Gwadar district. Separately, police recovered two bodies from the Coconut Farm area near the Makran Coastal Highway and moved them to the Rural Health Centre in Pasni. The identities of the dead, and whether the bodies are linked to the operation, remain unconfirmed.
Kech and Khuzdar
In the Sorap area of Buleda in Kech district, armed men reportedly attacked two trucks carrying supplies for Pakistani security forces. Both vehicles were disabled and their drivers were taken away; their whereabouts are unknown.
In Khuzdar, pro-separatist social media accounts claimed that armed men detained a serving Frontier Corps member during a blockade on the CPEC highway. There was no independent confirmation of the claim.
Shootings in Qilla Abdullah and Bajaur
Unidentified gunmen reportedly killed a man named Ramzan Sarhadi in Jungle Pir Alizai, Qilla Abdullah. Reports described him as affiliated with a pro-government militia. His relatives later blocked a road in protest.
In Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local sources said unidentified gunmen shot dead Gul Rahim in the Kohi area of Salarzai tehsil. No group immediately claimed responsibility.
New TTP video
War Monitor also reported that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a new video on the same day addressed to residents of Balochistan. Its contents and claims have not been independently verified.
War Monitor said independent verification of all the reported incidents and claims is pending. See the War Monitor roundup, its report on the TTP video and War Monitor's post on X.