Overview
- The banned Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack and said a suicide attacker drove an explosives‑laden Mazda into the Panwan coast guard camp in Jiwani before fighters launched a coordinated ground assault.
- The group identified the attacker as Attaullah Baloch (alias Ajmal) and said the blast and follow‑on assault killed more than 30 security personnel, a figure it warned could rise because some were trapped under rubble.
- Hakkal, the BLA’s media wing, published a 43‑second video it said showed the vehicle entering the camp and footage of heavy damage, which the group used to publicize the operation.
- Pakistani military and government officials had not confirmed the BLA’s casualty figures or the extent of damage at the time of reporting, and independent verification is constrained by restricted access to the region.
- The strike targets a strategically sensitive coastal district linked to major projects in Gwadar and is likely to prompt clearance operations, tightened security around installations, and further investigations that will affect local residents and transport of goods.