BALoCHISTAN is in the line of fire once again malignant tumor of obscurantist militancy is back with a vengeance and the province is in the grip of diehard militants on a campaign of terror and destruction. Militancy in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province is experiencing a major resurgence, marked by increased frequency and complexity of attacks by separatist groups targeting security forces and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Driven by grievances over economic deprivation, resource exploitation, and alleged state repression, this, alongside political instability, has significantly escalated violence since 2021.

Since the start of the year 2025 there has been a very sharp increase in brutal and ruthless attacks by insurgents of the Baluch Liberation Army BLA, DAESH and some affiliated groups hell bent on causing havoc in the province. All attacks are a hall mark of sophistication such as the Jaffer Express hijacking by the BLA on 11th March 2025 that resulted in the kidnapping of over 400 passengers and the death of 26 hostages. Militant groups like the BLA and BLF very actively make use of suicide bombers including female bombers, seize territories, and target Chinese nationals and projects under CPEC. In response to real or imagined resentments the Baluch militant factions have launched many operations that have increasingly........

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