TERRORIST groups such as BLA and BLF-Fitna Al Hindustan (FAH) have pursued a clear and destructive agenda aimed at destabilizing the province of Balochistan.

Their activities include killing peace-loving citizens, destroying national assets, targeting schools and educational institutions, attacking banks and community centres and engaging in widespread looting. Ironically, they deliberately target the very people they claim to represent.

A review of terrorist activities in 2025 alone reveals the alarming scale of violence. The province witnessed 1,557 violent incidents, resulting in hundreds of casualties among both civilians and security personnel. Major incidents included the March 2025 Jaffar Express hijacking, in which hostages were held for days and dozens were killed; the Mastung bus bombing and the May 2025 Khuzdar school bus suicide attack, which claimed the lives of innocent children on their way to school. Indeed, there have been many terrorist attacks in the province in 2025 and the first three months of 2026. All these attacks have badly damaged socio-economic activities in the province, constraining the peaceful lives of the people.

Besides, these attacks represent calculated campaigns of terror designed to instill fear among the population, particularly within ethnically Baloch communities. On the ground, the operational pattern of these groups is even more troubling. BLA militants have repeatedly seized towns such as Zehri, Sorab and Panjgur, storming police stations, government offices and banks, looting cash, burning buildings, killing officials and........

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