The Baloch Liberation Army has decided to form its formal naval wing, the Hammal Maritime Defence Force (HMDF), for the protection of the Baloch seas. Commencing its first operational activity, this new subsidiary force of the BLA targeted a patrolling boat of the occupying Pakistani Navy in an armed attack today, Monday, April 12, 2026, around 10:00 AM at 'Mil Tiyab' in the Jiwani area of Gwadar. As a result of intense firing by our Sarmachars, all three occupying navy personnel on board, Naik Afzal, Sepoy Jameel, and Sepoy Umar were killed on the spot. Following the operation, our Sarmachars successfully reached their secure hideouts.
The Baloch Liberation Army wishes to make it clear that the Baloch national independence movement has now entered a stage where, along with the land of Balochistan, its maritime boundaries will also prove to be an inevitable graveyard for the enemy. The occupying Pakistan and its imperialist partners have been illegally auctioning the Baloch seas for years, where the economic massacre of our fishermen continues and the coasts have been converted into military cantonments. The formation of the Hammal Maritime Defence Force is the beginning of our national navy, which will remain ready at all times to stop the maritime plunder of Baloch resources, paralyze the enemy's naval movements, and defend the occupied coasts.
The BLA has named this specialized naval unit after the great Baloch resistance figure, Hammal Jeehand Baloch. Hammal Jeehand Baloch is the courageous son of history who, in the sixteenth century, laid the foundation of naval resistance against the then-modern Portuguese colonialism and defeated the foreign occupiers with his military foresight. The character of Hammal Jiand is etched in the Baloch national memory as an eternal symbol of honour, bravery, and maritime defence. He proved that against a well-resourced colonial power, national spirit and guerrilla strategy always emerge victorious. The BLA has chosen this name to reiterate the resolve that our current resistance is a continuation of this prestigious historical heritage. Just as Hammal Jeehand reduced the expansionist ambitions of the Portuguese to dust, the Hammal Maritime Defence Force will expel the contemporary occupiers from the Baloch seas.
The Baloch Liberation Army warns the enemy that our military scope is no longer limited only to the mountains and cities; we have now achieved the full capability to target the enemy in the deep seas, including its naval installations and assets. Our war will continue with full intensity until the complete withdrawal of the enemy and the restoration of a free and sovereign Baloch state.
Jeeyand Baloch
Spokesperson, Baloch Liberation Army
Dated: April 13, 2026
