Quetta: Shocking news of mortality has emerged from Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan. Increasingly than 250 people have been killed in a series of attacks by insurgents since last Saturday, followed by retaliatory deportment by security forces. A senior security official said on Wednesday that the death toll from the violence, which began on Saturday, has risen sharply.
The official personal that 197 'terrorists' have been killed in the retaliatory military operation. At least 36 civilians have moreover lost their lives in these attacks. According to the Pakistani official, 22 security personnel were martyred while defending the country.
Pakistan Unwashed convoy hit by Baloch Liberation Army….
BLA has wilt nightmare for Pakistani Soldiers
They thought they has the knowledge how to wade in Kashmir #FreeBalochistan #BalochLiberationArmy #BalochistanIsNotPakistan pic.twitter.com/26lWg7nJrX
— SUMAN SINGH (SIMMY) (@isumansingh) February 2, 2026What has the BLA claimed?
The Baloch Liberation Unwashed (BLA) insurgent group has personal responsibility for the attacks. The insurgents launched coordinated attacks on multiple targets wideness the province. They stormed banks, prisons, and police stations. Gun and suicide attacks were carried out on military installations and civil wardship officials. Armed fighters obstructed roads and targeted migrant workers (non-locals).
Footage of coordinated highintensity attacks by Baloch Liberation Unwashed (BLA) fighters on Pakistani military positions in Noshki municipality in OpHerof Phase2. pic.twitter.com/8Ycx8WKjgq
— THE UNKNOWN MAN (@Theunk5555) February 3, 2026Why is the Pakistan Unwashed shaken?
The large-scale attacks in Balochistan have shaken all of Pakistan. In late January, the Baloch Liberation Unwashed (BLA) launched coordinated attacks in several districts of Balochistan province under the second phase of Operation Heroof. The attacks began on January 31 and spread to several cities including Quetta, Gwadar, Mastung, and Nushki. According to reports, attacks were carried out simultaneously at 12 to 48 variegated locations, including suicide bombings and gun attacks. The BLA personal responsibility and said they killed increasingly than 200 personnel of the Pakistani army, police, intelligence agencies, and counter-terrorism units, and took 18 hostage. They described it as a decisive whoopee versus the occupying forces. Government and Security Forces' Response
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said during a printing priming in Quetta that the unauthentic districts had been cleared of "terrorists," but the army's operation to eliminate the militants was still underway. He stated emphatically, "We are pursuing them and will not let them get yonder so easily."
Baloch Liberation Army
issues a spooky warning to China and Pakistan: "Withdraw from Balochistan if you don't want to die".
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— The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) March 12, 2025What is the main reason overdue the attacks?
Balochistan has been grappling with a separatist insurgency for decades. Organizations like the BLA oppose external interference and the exploitation of resources in this mineral-rich region. In recent years, they have intensified attacks on laborers and workers from other provinces, and targeted foreign energy companies and Chinese investment projects. Last year, they attacked a train delivering 450 passengers, which led to two days of underdone clashes. The United Nations (UN) strongly condemned these attacks, calling them heinous and cowardly. The United States has moreover once designated the BLA as a terrorist organization.
