Pakistan’s Balochistan challenge

The Baloch grievances have lingered for decades, but the government is not even close to solving the problem.

On the night of August 25, in six separate incidents in Pakistan, the Majeed Brigade, a guerilla group of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), launched an attack code “Operation Herof”. The coordinated and simultaneous attacks stunned the country. The militant group shot passengers, especially those from Punjab, travelling to and from Balochistan in Musakhel district after checking their IDs and singling them out. The militants set fire to several vehicles and launched suicide attacks on the security forces.