Pakistani forces came under a series of drone and bomb attacks across Balochistan on Monday, with casualties reported in Mastung and Kalat districts and commercial vehicles seized during a road blockade in Chagai, according to local media reports.

The attacks are the latest in a run of drone strikes and ambushes targeting security forces in the province, where armed groups have in recent weeks announced dedicated drone units of their own.

What happened in Mastung and Kalat

Reports said at least two drones struck the main military camp in the Khadkocha area of Mastung on Monday. Initial information indicated casualties among Pakistani personnel and damage to the facility, although no confirmed casualty figures were published in the reports.

In a separate incident, a Pakistani forces vehicle was destroyed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Marjan area of Kalat, The Balochistan Post reported.

Armed fighters also intercepted and seized two commercial vehicles during a road blockade in the Nokchah area of Chagai, along the Quetta-Taftan highway, according to the reports.

No group had claimed responsibility for Monday's attacks, and the identities of those behind them remained unclear.

A growing drone threat in Balochistan

The attacks came a day after the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) claimed responsibility for killing five Pakistani security personnel and injuring several others in a drone attack and an ambush on a military convoy in Balochistan's Kachhi district.

The BRG announced the formation of its drone warfare unit, called Aamir Aero Guardians, on 30 October. The Baloch Liberation Army has also announced its own aerial wing, known as QAHR, and has claimed a series of drone strikes on military camps and convoys across the province in recent weeks.

In a separate claim reported on Tuesday, the BRG said five of its fighters, including a commander, had died from injuries sustained in a Pakistani military drone strike in Kachhi district on 1 November. That claim, like the casualty claims made by the armed groups, has not been independently verified.

What is not yet confirmed

The reports of Monday's attacks did not give confirmed numbers of dead or injured, and did not say whether security forces had launched a follow-up operation in the areas hit. The scale of the damage to the Khadkocha camp was also not confirmed.

Balochistan has seen a sustained rise in attacks on security forces and infrastructure this year, with road ambushes, IED blasts and now drone strikes used against military camps, convoys and supply routes. The use of drones by armed groups marks a new phase in the province's long-running insurgency, and one that security forces have yet to answer publicly in detail.