In yet another grim episode of ethnic bloodshed, four Punjabi men were recently gunned down in the Naukshi area of Balochistan. From bus shootings to train bombings, like on the ill-fated Jaffar Express — which was, notably, en route to Punjab — Punjabis have increasingly become targets of orchestrated violence in Balochistan.

These are not random crimes; they are the result of calculated efforts to create ethnic fault lines within Pakistan, weaken its internal cohesion, and damage the fabric of inter-provincial harmony. What is most alarming is the growing evidence of India's direct involvement in funding and orchestrating these attacks, under the BJP's watch.

While the world sees Balochistan through the lens of development and deprivation, India sees it as a wedge to exploit.

From the confessions of captured Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to intelligence reports from global agencies, it is clear that New Delhi has long been nurturing anti-state elements in Balochistan. BLA receives logistical, financial and ideological support from Indian handlers.........

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