HEAVILY-ARMED members of Baloch Liberation Army on Wednesday stormed the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened fire while multiple explosions were also reported in the area in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, media reports said. Citing Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani, Dawn.Com reported that a large contingent of police and security forces reached the scene while intense firing is going on. Pakistan security forces foiled the attack on the Gwadar Port Authority complex and killed the eight attackers, the ‘Express Tribune’ newspaper reported, citing sources. They were neutralised while trying to gain entry into the port complex, it said.

 

Majeed Brigade of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, the report said. Sources also confirmed that a cleansing and search operation was also underway at the moment. Balochistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, is home to a long-running violent insurgency. Baloch insurgent groups have previously carried out several attacks targeting the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.