2022 Kech District attack

On 25 January 2022, militants stormed an army security post in a remote area of Dasht, Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing at least ten security personnel and injuring three others.[1][2] The clash lasted for few hours in which militants also suffered several casualties.[2] Additionally, the militants also seized weapons that were present in the security post.[1] Locals in the area also confirmed that an attack on the security post took place and that the militants suffered heavy casualties in the attack.[2]

Pakistani law enforcement agencies say that one militant was killed and several other militants were injured when the militants attacked the security post.[3][4] Three militants responsible for the attack were also arrested by the law enforcement agencies during a search operation in the vicinity of the security post.[5] No group has taken responsibility for the attack on security post initially.[3][6][7] After several days, Gohram Baloch, the spokesperson of the banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.[8]

The attack on the security post was strongly condemned locally in Pakistan and internationally by Iran,[9] Turkey[9] and United Arab Emirates.[10]

In response, Pakistan carried out raids in Panjgur and Naushki.[11]