This form of conflict favours patience over spectacle. It exhausts institutions rather than shocking them. It erodes confidence rather than provoking panic. And most importantly, it reshapes expectations both within the government and among the population. By the end of 2025, the assumption that Pakistan could indefinitely suppress Balochistan at a manageable cost no longer held.
After elevating a former ISIS terrorist to power in Syria and leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban, Trump has declared ‘friendship’ with the Pakistan Army, the biggest Islamic terrorist group in uniform in the region.
Mir Yar Baloch warns that US oil deals with Pakistan entrench illegal occupation of Balochistan, accusing Washington of ignoring nuclear threats by ‘Maulana’ Asim Munir and empowering a military establishment he calls a global terrorist force.
Balochistan’s vast resources and history of resistance face new uncertainty after the US designates BLA as terrorist and Trump signs oil deal with Pakistan, sparking fears of escalation in the volatile province.
Earlier, five personnel from the Pakistani security forces were killed and several others, including a senior officer, sustained injuries during two separate attacks conducted by the Baloch Liberation Army.
Baloch writer Mir Yar Baloch announced that Balochistan has claimed independence and asked the United Nations to recognise the Democratic Republic of Balochistan.