Overview
- CTD said a February 17 operation in Shah Latif Town, Malir, based on intelligence from earlier arrests, ended with four militants killed.
- Subsequent verification identified the previously unnamed fourth as Suhail (Sohail) Baloch, alias Gark, a commander of the BLA’s Al-Fateh Squad in Bolan, according to officials.
- CTD alleges he coordinated militants, weapons and logistics, maintaining direct contact with BLA figures Rehman Gul, Dr Mukhwa (Dr Makho) and Mullah Amin.
- Officials attribute to him the March 12, 2024 killing of Panjgur Deputy Commissioner Zakir Baloch and the dispatch of five suicide bombers for the March 11, 2025 Jaffar Express attack.
- Authorities say his death is a major setback for the BLA network in Karachi and that the raid helped foil a potential large-scale attack, with teams now pursuing handlers and facilitators.