Balochistan News: The tall claims often made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir over Kashmir have come under the scanner. In one of the most devastating and coordinated attacks, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has struck a series of lethal attack on the Pakistani armed forces.
Balochistan News-Herof 2
The BLA recently launched coordinated attacks and bombings, referring it to as ‘Herof 2’ or the ‘black storm’. Synchronized bombings and gun atatcks struck the cities of Panjgur, Gwadar, Pasni, Turbat, Mastung, Dalbandin, Kalat, Kharan, Quetta, Noshki, Mangochar, Lasbela, Kech, Tump, Buleda and Awaran.
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BLA carried out a series of suicide bombings to target police, civilians, paramilitary and military installations in the country. Heavily armed BLA rebels attacked multiple police mobile units and stations. They also struck a series of key arterial roads, camps housing migrant workers and a coast guard post in Pasni. BLA rebels also planted explosives on a Nasirabad railway line while shutting down highways in Qila Saifullah-Rakhni, Lak Pass and Bolan.
In a post on X, Foreign policy expert Michael Kugelman remarked the recent BLA attacks on Pakistani armed forces should serve as a wakeup call to the United States.
Asim Munir’s ‘Jugular Vein’ Comment
Pakistani Army Chief often refers to Kashmir as the ‘Jugular Vein’ of Pakistan, saying Kashmir is an integral part of Pakistan. Asim Munir had repeatedly defended the two-nation theory and had often claimed that Hindus and Muslims are two completely different sections.
US and China Interest in Balochistan
A $1.25 billion investment was announced by the United States in December 2025 to support the mining the critical minerals. A few months before, a US-based firm USSM signed a MoU of $50 million with the Frontier Works Organisation of Pakistan to explore the extraction as well as refining of rare earth and other critical minerals.
For China, Balochistan is an integral pillar and important region for the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
