Pakistan has announced plans to significantly expand security measures in Balochistan in an effort to address investor concerns, particularly following recent militant attacks and renewed scrutiny of the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq copper and gold mining project.
In the early hours of 31 January 2026, residents across Balochistan awoke to the sound of explosions. Within minutes, armed fighters appeared on highways, streets and alleyways, outside police stations and around military installations in at least...
International digital news outlet AJ+ has faced criticism from rights advocates and Baloch activists after reportedly removing an online interview with Baloch human rights campaigner Yusuf Baluch shortly after its publication.
The interview, initially shared...
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out the largest, most organised and most wide-ranging attacks in the history of the Baloch national armed struggle across key cities of Balochistan, as part of the second phase of Operation...
At least six Baloch men from different areas of Balochistan and Karachi have reportedly been detained by Pakistani security forces and are currently missing, according to local rights sources and family members.
The incidents...
Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), has alleged that a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad was carried out by Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, a group he claims has links to Pakistan’s Inter-Services...
Authorities in Balochistan have withdrawn additional security personnel assigned to former chief ministers, ministers and members of parliament in an effort to strengthen police deployment amid ongoing security concerns.
According to a statement issued...
The Baloch “pro-independence” group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said on Friday that the second phase of its campaign, known as “Operation Herof,” had successfully concluded after six days of what it described as coordinated urban warfare across...
Barrick Gold’s board of directors is reassessing all aspects of the company’s flagship gold and copper project in Balochistan following a sharp deterioration in security conditions and a recent surge in attacks in the region, the company’s...
The Baloch “pro-independence” Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has begun releasing documentary-style videos showing attacks carried out across several districts of Balochistan, including Noshki, in the second phase of its “Operation Herof.”
The district of...
