Baloch armed group launches naval wing, claims 3 Pakistani soldiers killed

On 2026-04-14, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed it carried out its first maritime operation in the Jiwani area of Gwadar district, Balochistan. The group said its fighters opened fire on a Pakistan Coast Guard vessel and killed three Pakistani naval personnel, naming the dead as Naik Afzal, Sepoy Jameel, and Sepoy Umar. The article reports the claim and accompanying video footage, but does not provide independent confirmation.