Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali – the Quetta Corps commander – is a high-ranking figure who handles counter-insurgency in the area and protects the border with south Afghanistan.
A Pakistan Army helicopter carrying Quetta Corps commander Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali and five others crashed late Monday night in the Lasbela area of Balochistan, according to inputs received from that country. All six on board are believed to be dead and, while the crash is being investigated, there is very strong and credible suspicion the chopper may have been shot by down Baloch rebels.
Inputs have said the Balochistan Liberation Army – who have made no statement yet – may have targeted the helicopter because the Quetta Corps commander – a high-ranking figure who handles counter-insurgency in the area and protects the border with south Afghanistan – was on board.