Jammu, June 2 -- In a significant escalation of the ongoing Baloch insurgency, the Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for a large-scale armed operation in Surab city, asserting complete control over the area and targeting key state installations.

According to a statement released by BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, freedom fighters launched a coordinated operation on the evening of May 31, taking over major military, administrative, and financial facilities of the Pakistani state in Surab. The operation lasted for more than three hours.

BLA fighters reportedly took positions across the city, seizing control of the Levies and police stations, the deputy commissioner's office, a government guest house, and local bank branches...