On 20 March 2024, the Gwadar Port Authority Complex was attacked by armed Baloch separatists. All eight militants as well as two soldiers were killed in the attack.
In a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing said a group of militants tried to enter the Port Authority Colony. The attackers executed multiple blasts before engaging in a shoutout with the security forces.
Pakistani security forces quickly responded to the gunfire and bomb attacks. In the two-hour-long battle, soldiers killed all eight militants. Two members of the security forces were also killed.
Majeed Brigade, an armed wing of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which demands the secession of Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack. The group called the attack a warning to foreign investors interested in Gwadar, signalling to China of its investments in Gwadar port.