BALOCHISTAN

Masked militants in desert camouflage sit armed with rifles in a rocky landscape, identified as a Baloch Liberation Army unit labeled “Fateh Squad”

The Baloch insurgency has mutated — and Pakistan is struggling to keep up

02/04/202629/08/2026

When a militant commander sends his own son to die in a suicide attack on Chinese engineers, something has fundamentally changed. The Baloch insurgency is no longer what it was

Traditional wooden fishing boat with a Pakistani flag in the water near Gwadar Port, with large cargo cranes visible in the background

Balochistan’s strategic stakes: Security, power rivalries, and critical resources

05/12/202507/01/2026

Balochistan is emerging as a pivotal geopolitical arena where strategic ports, critical minerals, and great-power competition collide, creating significant opportunities but also heightening security risks and local tensions