In recent years, the debate around strict security checking in Balochistan has intensified. On one hand, law enforcement agencies, including the Frontier Corps (FC), have increased security measures. On the other, groups such as the Baloch Yakjehti Committee and...
Salim Baloch was killed in the January 31 BLA attacks and later glorified by the banned outfit as a fighter. Why is his militancy now being framed as “revenge,” and how does this narrative help BLA recruitment?
The case of...
Pakistan’s latest targeted airstrikes inside Afghanistan represent one of the most explicit assertions of its right to pre-emptive self-defense in recent years, underscoring a growing impatience with continued militant activity emanating from across the border.
According to security and government...
Balochistan is once again bleeding.
Coordinated attacks across Balochistan — from Quetta to Mastung, Nushki, Kharan, Panjgur, Gwadar, and Pasni — were not isolated incidents. They were synchronized assaults aimed at spreading fear, chaos, and division.
Markets, prisons, police stations, banks,...
Claims of a large-scale military operation in Tirah have been widely circulated, but ground realities indicate a very different situation. What is underway is not a conventional military offensive but the continuation of targeted Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs), alongside a...
Pakistan’s decision to join the Board of Peace marks a carefully calibrated diplomatic move at a time when global conflict resolution mechanisms are under strain and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen.
Pakistan’s acceptance is not a departure...
The ongoing security operation in Tirah Valley has triggered political debate, but officials maintain that the action is part of the state’s broader counter-terrorism framework aimed at restoring peace in a region long affected by militancy.
Terrorism has had a...
A deadly terrorist attack in South Waziristan has claimed the life of prominent religious scholar Maulana Hafiz Sultan Muhammad, who succumbed to his injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Wana. The attack also targeted his young...
Pakistan stands at a decisive moment in its economic journey as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters its second phase. Valued at over $62 billion, CPEC—China’s flagship Belt and Road project in Pakistan—has evolved from roads and power plants...
Over the years, the state has repeatedly sought to embrace the people of Balochistan as its own—through roads, hospitals, schools, universities, employment schemes, development packages, and rehabilitation policies.
For decades, the relationship between the state and the Baloch people has...
Militant groups in Balochistan have increasingly framed foreign investment and development as targets, despite the fact that many of these projects directly benefit local communities. Recent statements by the banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), following the Nokkundi attack, explicitly...
Balochistan faces a growing human rights crisis as women and students are paying the price, yet activists and media remain silent. An overlooked reality.
Balochistan’s human rights crisis continues to deepen — yet it remains one of the most underreported...
