Six Army personnel including Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali were killed as the wreckage of Army helicopter that went missing in Lasbela District of Balochistan in the night of August 1, was found near Moosa Goth area (Lasbela District) on August 2, reports Dawn. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the chopper was on flood relief operations in Lasbela when it lost contact with ATC [air traffic control].
Meanwhile, Baloch Raji Ajoi Sanger (BRAS) ‘spokesperson’ Baloch Khan, in a statement to media, claimed to shoot down the helicopter in the mountain range between Windar and Noorani areas, reports The Balochistan Post. Baloch Khan said that on August 1, a team of BRAS cadres spotted a low flying helicopter of Army. In the attack, carried out with antiaircraft guns, the helicopter was badly damaged and later completely destroyed after it crashed near Moosa Goth. All six personnel on board the flight were killed in the attack. They included Core Commander 12the Core Lieutenant General Sarfaraz Ali, Director General Coast Guard Major General Amjad, Brigadier Khalid, pilot Major Saeed, co-pilot Talha and crew chief Naik Muddasir. Baloch Khan said that Lieutenant General Sarfaraz Ali remained the Director General of Military Intelligence and Inspector General of Frontier Corps South in Balochistan. He was directly involved in enforced disappearances and the Baloch genocide.
Separately, one Army personnel was killed and two others injured when Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) cadres targeted a security checkpost with hand grenade in Khatan area of Khuzdar District on August 1, reports Radio Zrumbesh. BLF ‘spokesperson’ Gwahram Baloch claimed the responsibility for attack.