X has suspended the main account operated under the name “Mir Yar Baloch”, followed by the reported suspension of its backup account, cutting off a social-media platform that had become one of the most prominent online channels for propaganda and anti-Pakistan messaging about Balochistan. Reports indicate that the main account was suspended on August 25, 2026, while the backup account was also suspended on August 26.
The suspension is nevertheless significant because of the scale and nature of the account’s activity. Under the name Mir Yar Baloch, the account presented itself as a representative of a so-called “Republic of Balochistan” and repeatedly promoted claims that Balochistan had separated from Pakistan. In recent weeks, it published claims about a supposed independent Baloch state, its own military, currency and diplomatic ambitions, while describing Pakistan in highly inflammatory terms and repeatedly calling for international recognition of the alleged republic. Archived posts show the account making claims about a “500,000” strong force and presenting unverified reports of Pakistani military operations as evidence of an alleged campaign against Baloch civilians.
The account’s reach made the persona particularly influential. Before the suspension, the main profile had more than 130,000 followers, according to archived profile information, and described itself as representing the “Republic of Balochistan” while also claiming to be a journalist, human-rights defender and diplomat. Its posts were subsequently amplified by other accounts and networks, allowing claims originating from the account to travel well beyond its immediate audience.
But the more important question is who was actually behind Mir Yar Baloch.
An investigation identifies the persona with Mazdak Dilshad Baloch, also known as Mir Mazdak Dilshad Baloch, the son of Baloch narrative Naela Qadri Baloch who has a history of spreading anti-pakistan. The investigation traces Mazdak’s public activity in India, including his participation in a 2016 seminar on Baloch nationalism organised by the India Policy Foundation in New Delhi and his appearance at a 2017 event at Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi.
His emergence in Indian public life coincided with a period when Balochistan received unprecedented attention in Indian political discourse following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 2016 reference to Balochistan. Mazdak subsequently appeared at Indian events and in Indian media as a Baloch representative and activist. His public positioning increasingly connected the Baloch separatist cause with Indian strategic concerns, particularly Pakistan, CPEC and China’s role in the region.
Al Jazeera reported in 2025 that established Baloch activist Niaz Baloch publicly listed Mir Yar Baloch among accounts he considered fake and urged users to report and unfollow them. This is important because it demonstrates that questions over the persona’s authenticity did not originate solely from Pakistani state sources.
The suspension therefore represents more than the disappearance of another social-media account. It highlights the increasingly important role of digital influence operations in the Balochistan conflict, where anonymous or pseudonymous accounts can combine hate messaging, unverified claims and rapid amplification to shape perceptions far beyond the province itself.
For Pakistan, the significance lies in the information space as much as the account itself. The suspension was triggered by misinformation, coordinated behaviour, hateful content
