A Chinese convoy travelling from the Port Qasim Electric Power Company, a joint China-Pakistan coal-fired power plant project, was attacked by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) near Jinnah
International Airport (KHI) in Karachi. The attack was conducted using a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device (VBIED), with the Pakistani Bomb Disposal Unit specifying that 80 kilograms of
commercial explosives were used, destroying three vehicles and damaging 12. Two Chinese nationals
were killed, with at least 10 injuries.
The Chinese embassy strongly condemned the attack and stated that they are working with Pakistani
authorities and advised Chinese citizens to avoid travel to the southwest province of Balochistan and
the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Baloch militants also conducted several other attacks during this reporting period, including a 5
October attack that allegedly killed three security personnel in Kalat district (claimed by BLA), an 8
October armed assault on military personnel in Mand Chokap, Kech which the Balochistan Liberation
Front (BLF) claim killed two, an 8 October rocket attack against a military camp in the Tijaban area of
Kech claimed by the BLF, and a 9 October attack against on a Sabakzai Dam checkpoint that
reportedly killed one and injured 11 others