Ziarat Cross Attack: Reports Put FC Death Toll at 16; BLA Claims 18 Killed

Available reports indicate that 16 Frontier Corps personnel were killed in the September 3 attack near Ziarat Cross in Balochistan. Earlier reports had provided partial casualty figures, but subsequent information identified all 16 personnel travelling in the targeted vehicle.

The reported fatalities are:

Naik Ismail — 134 Wing

Sepoy Bilal — 134 Wing

Sepoy Abdul Rehman — 134 Wing

Sepoy Fakhar Ud Din — 134 Wing

Sepoy Kankhab — 134 Wing

Sepoy Irfan — 134 Wing

Sepoy Akbar — 134 Wing

Sepoy Atta Muhammad — 134 Wing

Sepoy Rizwan — 134 Wing

Sepoy Muhammad Tufail — 134 Wing

Naik Muhammad Ayoub — 134 Wing

Sepoy Awliyas Khan — 159 Wing

Sepoy Wajid Ali — 159 Wing

Sepoy Muhammad Ishfaq — 150 Wing

Havildar Lutaf Ur Rehman — 603 Field Battery

Naik Zain Ullah — Headquarters Wing

Sepoy Awliyas Khan]

Sepoy Awliyas Khan, reportedly among the personnel killed in the Ziarat Cross attack. He was a resident of Karak district.

Sepoy Muhammad Ishfaq]

Sepoy Muhammad Ishfaq, reportedly among the personnel killed in the September 3 attack near Ziarat Cross.

BLA Claims Responsibility for Ziarat Cross Attack

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) later claimed responsibility for the #ZiaratCross attack. According to a statement attributed to spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, four security-force vehicles were targeted and two, including a military truck, were destroyed.

The group claimed that 18 security personnel were killed, five wounded personnel escaped, and weapons were seized. It also said members of its Fateh Squad participated in the attack. These claims have not been independently verified.

Images from the Ziarat Cross attack site show multiple damaged and burned vehicles. The photographs provide a view of the aftermath but do not independently establish the reported casualty figures.

Damaged and burned vehicles at the site of the September 3 attack near Ziarat Cross in Balochistan. Available reports indicate significant casualties among security personnel, while the BLA separately claimed 18 personnel were killed in the attack. Independent verification of the final casualty figures is pending.

BLA Also Claims Seven Killed in Surab Attack
In the same statement, the #BLA also claimed responsibility for a separate attack in the Hajika area of Surab, saying a vehicle carrying explosives was remotely detonated against security forces.
The group claimed that one security vehicle was destroyed and seven personnel were killed. Independent verification of the Surab casualty claim is pending.
Taken together, the BLA claimed 25 security personnel were killed in the two attacks, including 18 near Ziarat Cross and seven in Surab. The figures remain claims by the group and should be distinguished from independently confirmed casualty figures.

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Acknowledgment: WAR MONITOR thanks Ali Kakar for his contribution in compiling this report.

— WAR MONITOR Team

#Update: More Visuals Received From Ziarat Cross Attack Site

WAR MONITOR has received additional images from the site of the September 3 attack near #ZiaratCross in #Balochistan. The visuals show the aftermath of the incident, including damaged and burned vehicles.