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Pahalgam effect: Pakistan can break into pieces in case of war with India

Site where terrorists struck in Pahalgam in Kashmir on April 22. Body of a victim can be seen in the picture.

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New Delhi: Ever since the ghastly carnage carried out by a group of terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22, a hysteria of war between India and Pakistan has been developing and gaining momentum.

There is widespread expectation, not only among Indians but in Pakistan too, that India would take military action, bigger than a surgical strike or a Balakot-like airstrike.

Many Indians feel that the one-off actions like a surgical strike or an airstrike would not suffice as the country has been suffering for too long because of terrorism-sponsored by Pakistan.

But, at the same time, it has to be understood that any “big” military action can lead to a full-fledged war between two Nuclear neighbours. It may be recalled that the Balakot airstrike had brought the two countries to the brink of a war, which was averted somehow at that time.

But because of the repeated gruesome acts of terror originating from Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed that “terrorism will not go unpunished”.

He has promised to the nation that punishment to “every terrorist, their handlers and their backers”, which would be “beyond their imagination”, and the culprits would be chased to the “ends of the Earth”.

Now that the pledge has been made by a person who is seen as ‘a strong man meaning business’, everybody is anxiously waiting for it to be delivered.

While a series of non-military steps have been taken by the Government of India to ‘punish’ Pakistan, a guessing game is going on regarding the nature of the military action, if any, India would take.

So, in case of a war, will India achieve its prime objective — end of cross-border terrorism? Possibly, nobody can guarantee that.

But one thing is almost certain. A war at this moment can be extremely damaging for Pakistan and even result in its balkanisation. There are a number of reasons for this.

Pakistani military under deep stress:

The Pakistan Army is currently going through the worst phase as it is engaged in two intense internal wars besides a looming external threat.

The internal wars are with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the armed Baloch groups fighting for independence of Balochistan. The external threat is from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

The two internal wars are causing huge damage to the Pakistani military in terms of men and material, and more importantly to its image.

Not a day passes when the Pakistani military does not lose multiple personnel and assets because of persistent attacks by TTP and Baloch fighters mainly belonging to Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), Baloch National Army (BNA) and Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS).

The regular setbacks and reversals in the battle field mean that the military personnel have to eternally maintain high alert just to save their lives, which is very damaging for the morale of any force.

The Pakistan Army’s ‘powerful’ image received a massive blow last month when a few dozen fighters of BLA, in an unprecedented and audacious action, seized and hijacked a moving train – Jaffar Express – in Balochistan.

The train was ferrying hundreds of off-duty soldiers, who were taken into custody by the BLA fighters after releasing civilian passengers on March 11. The standoff lasted over 48 hours, during which the BLA fighters killed 214 soldiers, according to the outfit.

Although the military tried hard to suppress the gravity of the BLA attack and the casualties suffered, the incident was a huge public embarrassment for the force and clearly shook the conscience of its leadership.

The pain of Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir came out on April 16 when he, while addressing a function, tried to downplay the successes of the Baloch fighters and claimed that a mere “1500” of them cannot separate Balochistan from Pakistan.

Notwithstanding General Munir’s claim, the Baloch fighters continue to bleed the Pakistani military every day through multiple attacks across Balochistan, sending out repeated messages that the occupied territory is not safe for them.

Similarly, the TTP, or the Pakistani Taliban, kills and injures dozens of military personnel in attacks every day as part of its “all-out war” against the “most corrupt” force.

To “break the back” of the Pakistan Army, the TTP has vowed to target not only the soldiers and their installations, but also the military-run business and commercial units, considering these as their “real strength”.

During the year 2024, TTP claimed to have killed 1284 personnel of the Pakistani armed forces and injured 1661 in 1758 operations.

The TTP, an extremely deadly organisation with the sole goal of defeating the Pakistani military, has vowed to intensify its activities under a special operation – codenamed ‘Al Khandaq’ – launched on March 15.

Under this operation, the outfit has mobilised thousands of its ‘Mujahideen’ across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab province and they carry out dozens of casualty-causing attacks daily on the Pakistani military, secret agents and their installations.

Videos often emerge on the social media showing the TTP cadres ‘patrolling’ certain areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or setting up security pickets. These are aimed at giving an impression that those areas have already been ‘liberated’ from the Pakistani military.

Afghanistan factor:

Adding to these heavy-costing internal wars is the external pressure looming large for the Pakistani military on the country’s western border.

Ever since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, tensions have remained high between Afghanistan and Pakistan, particularly on the border which has been the scene of repeated armed confrontations.

The Taliban refuses to recognise the border, called the Durand Line, and wants it to be erased so that Pashtuns on either side of the divide can live with each other without any fence.

Considering the Taliban’s objective, a wary Pakistan has been forced to deploy a large number of troops along the border with Afghanistan.

Pakistan also requires a large strength of its troops on the Afghanistan border to curb, what it calls, cross-frontier movement by TTP and Taliban cadres.

Pakistan claims that TTP has bases in Afghanistan and that the Afghan nationals cross over to carry out acts of terrorism. These allegations are repeatedly denied by TTP as well as the Taliban regime of Afghanistan.

Because of the two intense internal wars and the Afghan border factor, the Pakistani military is already stretched out to a large extent and under huge pressure, with possibly dented morale.

In the recent times, particularly after the Jaffar Express incident, questions have been raised in the media, including by the military veterans, on the working and prowess of the military.

Some sections openly started talking that Balochistan had almost slipped away and the Pakistan Army had failed miserably in holding the occupied territory.

There have also been questions like: ‘If the Pakistan Army is not able to protect itself, how can it safeguard the country?”

It is because of these questions over the ‘macho’ image of the force, analysts feel, that the Pakistan Army leadership would have ordered the Pahalgam carnage so that the attention could be diverted by igniting military tensions with India.

The aim, possibly, would be to rebuild Pakistan Army’s dampened image through some propagandist posturing vis-à-vis India, as it can be a tool to evoke public sympathy and support under the garb of nationalism.

Hence, predictably, one sees the jingoistic statements being issued by the Pakistan Army about being ‘ever prepared to teach India a lesson’ and so on.

But the ground reality is much different and extremely dangerous for Pakistan as there is a strong possibility that its weak military would have to face military confrontation on 4 fronts – with India on the Eastern front, with TTP etc in the North, with ever-strengthening Baloch freedom fighters in the South and with Afghanistan on the Western border.

In such a scenario, Pakistan Army definitely would have to surrender within days, like in 1971, unless it wants to see butchering of its personnel on 4 fronts.

The reason being that if Pakistan army engages in a war with India, it will have to reduce troops in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Afghan border.

That can be an opportunity for the people of Balochistan to give that one last push to achieve their dream of independence from Pakistan, like East Pakistan achieved in 1971 to become Bangladesh.

India may also help in that process by giving military and other logistical support to the Baloch people.

Similarly, reduction of troops in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can create a situation where the Taliban – both Afghan Taliban and Pakistani Taliban – step up their operations to defeat the Pakistani military and separate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Pakistan.

Economic condition:

One more critical factor going against Pakistan right now is its extremely bad economic condition.

The country is surviving on the doles given by some global funding agencies like IMF and it barely has any foreign reserves to even buy the necessary items.

So, it is impossible for the country with such desperate conditions to afford a war, which puts huge stress on the economic and financial resources of a country.

India, on the other hand, has a very robust and big economy and hence can tolerate a war.

Nuclear:

Possession of nuclear weapons by Pakistan has been seen as a major deterrent to a war between the two countries since the leaders of that country have often threatened to use it if pushed to the wall.

But this threat, in all probability, is a bluff that Pakistan plays to protect itself.

Two developments in the past – Kargil conflict of 1999 and the Balakot airstrike of 2019 — have called that bluff already.

Were Pakistan really serious about using the nuclear weapon, it would have done so on either of these occasions, since both the times the country had to eat a humble pie.

In the future too, Pakistan would not be able to use the nuclear weapon, particularly when the US and other world powers are watching.

So, if the nuclear threat is ignored, conditions are heavily against Pakistan and a war with India could lead to its disintegration.

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TTP trying to garner maximum public support against Pakistan Army

Leaders of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) -- File Pic

Peshwar, May 6 (NVI): While the clouds of war between Pakistan and India hover, Pashtun-dominated Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is trying to garner maximum public support against the Pakistan Army in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province so that it could be defeated at the earliest.

The TTP today issued “a message to the brave people of South Waziristan”, saying the Pakistan Army is not only its “enemy” but a “common enemy” of all the people of the region “because this oppressor has occupied our land”.

The statement, issued by TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani, said the Pakistani military has “oppressed” the inhabitants of the region, destroyed their civilization, culture, honour and dignity and “forcibly occupied” natural resources of the region.

“All these are our common things… We, the scholars, leaders and all the people of South Waziristan, submit to you that the enemy (Pakistan Army) we are fighting against is not only our enemy, that is, the enemy of the Mujahideen only. It is a common enemy of all of us, because the land that this oppressor has occupied is our common land,” it said.

The statement said that the “ups and downs of this long war have taught us all a lesson about what the enemy’s goals are regarding this war. It must be understood that the current war is not Pakistan’s, but that of the outsiders (foreign powers), to achieve the goals they had set hundreds of years ago, for which they have always fought here.”

It said the main reason for defeat of all foreign powers in this land every time has been the unity among the scholars, elders and the youth.

“Even today, if all sections of our society come on to the same page, then by the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty, it is hoped that this (Pakistan) Army of gold-bought slaves will very soon see this land from afar,” the statement said.

“We are the children of this nation. Without the nation, we are nothing. We will not provide the nation with an opportunity to complain. Yes, still we are human beings and can make mistakes and so can the nation. So, if any problem arises, we will all try to solve it together,” it said. (NVI)

Controversial law passed by POJK Assembly, 3,000 local Govt represesentatives left useless & crying

Representative Pic of Pak-occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

Muzaffarabad (POJK), May 5 (NVI) The so-called Assembly of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a puppet grouping selected by the Pakistani military, has shocked the locals by passing a controversial law under which only its elected members will have the full authority to identify and use local government development funds schemes.

The new law, which has rendered around 3,000 elected local government councillors redundant, has been significantly enacted at a time tensions are escalating between India and Pakistan and two countries are at the brink of a war.

It may be noted that on February 19, 2025, the High Court of POJK had issued a direction that development funds should be spent only through elected local government representatives in accordance with the Local Government Act of 1990.

But the POJK Assembly passed a new law, according to which only the assembly members will identify all local government schemes.

The new law was supported by all the parties in the coalition government, including the members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Forward Bloc), the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party.

All the MLAs, including Qayyum Niazi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, opposed the bill.

Each year, billions of Rupees are spent on various developmental projects. In the current financial year, this amount was Rs 28 billion, out of which about Rs 4 billion was allocated for local government.

Before the court’s decision, about Rs 500 million had been spent by the Assembly members. However, after the court’s decision, it was temporarily stopped.

Now, after the new law, the assembly members will have direct control over these funds, and they will determine the development schemes themselves.

It should be noted that earlier money was spent through the assembly members and it will still be spent through them. The difference is that earlier it was spent without any law and now it will be spent under the law.

Local government representatives and civil society have termed the move as a major setback for local democracy.

According to them, the decision not only promotes centralization of powers but also increases the chances of corruption. (NVI)

Pakistan conducts propaganda stunt while escalating military tensions with India

Representative pic of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Muzaffarabad (POJK), May 5 (NVI) While escalating tensions with India, Pakistan has resorted to a farcical and misleading propaganda war, for which it is trying to use some international media outlets besides the domestic ones.

As part of such a stunt, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar today took a team of media persons to select places of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), which he claimed were going to be targeted by India.

He claimed to those media persons, on whatever basis, that India was viewing these venues as terrorist training camps, which could be attacked.

The media delegation, which was ferried to and fro in a military helicopter, was taken to Gojra Charota and Bela Noorshah.

Locals said the media persons were deliberately taken to such areas where there are no terrorist training camps and are inhabited mostly by Shias, who resent Pakistan and violence.

“Terrorist training camps openly operate in PoJK. But the media persons were not taken to those places by the Pakistani Information Minister. Those places were not shown to the media persons,” a local told NVI.

“The media persons were taken to normal civilian areas, just to claim there was no wrong happening in POJK,” he said.

The tour was clearly a propaganda stunt aimed at misleading the international community besides the Pakistani public, since in this age, satellites are clearly able to identify and scan the places where terror training camps are functional in POJK since decades under direct patronage of the Pakistani military.

If the Pakistan government were really serious, it would let the international media persons freely roam across POJK to find for themselves whether terror training camps exist or not. It would conduct a tour of caged birds.  (NVI)

Balochistan: Outrage after Pakistan army dumps over 50 mutilated bodies in hospital

11 coal miners from Pak's minority Hazara community shot dead in Balochistan
Representative pic of killings in Balochistan

Shaal (Balochistan), May 4 (NVI) In a shocking development, occupying Pakistan Army has dumped in the Civil Hospital here bodies of over 50 people suspected to have been killed in fake encounters in Balochistan.

The bodies have been dumped in the morgue of the hospital in an insane manner, with many of them being out one above the other like a pile, according to credible sources.

All the bodies bear bullet marks, making it clear that they have been shot dead, the sources said.

It is suspected that the bodies are of those Baloch people who were forcibly and illegally abducted by the Pakistani military from time to time.

Expressing outrage over the development, Baloch National Movement (BNM) has urged international human rights organizations to investigate the matter urgently, help identify the bodies and to pressure the Pakistani government to treat the dead with dignity.

“Families must be allowed to bury their loved ones according to their religious and cultural traditions,” said BNM spokesman Qazi Rehan.

“This incident is a stark reflection of escalating human rights abuses. Just days ago, after the martyrdom of Baloch Sarmchars (Freedom Fighters)in Kech district, their bodies were also seized by the Pakistan Army.

“Despite public protests by the families, the bodies were not returned—further exposing the state’s inhumane and oppressive practices,” he said.

He added that enforced disappearances and custodial killings will not suppress the Baloch national liberation movement.

He said Pakistani Army’s efforts to stoke a war-like atmosphere with India and incite war fervor in Punjab appear to be a cover for intensifying brutal military aggression in Balochistan.

“It is increasingly evident that the true target is not a foreign adversary, but the Baloch nation,” Rehan said

BNM’s Human Rights Department ‘Paank’ also  raised alarm over the discovery of so many mutilated bodies in Shaal.

 

 

Reports suggest that decomposing corpses are being piled on top of each other, creating dangerous and inhumane conditions.

Paank states that over the past month, more than two dozen individuals have allegedly been killed in suspected fake encounters carried out by Pakistani security forces.

While around a dozen victims have been identified and buried by their families, the rest remain unclaimed and unidentified, it said.

Their bodies lie without recognition or dignity, further highlighting the scale of the crisis, Paank said.

The presence of severely mutilated remains points to possible acts of torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances—grave violations under international law.

Paank has emphasized that this is not only a public health emergency but also a human rights catastrophe that demands immediate action.

Paank has called on the Government of Pakistan and national and international human rights institutions to respond urgently by initiating independent forensic investigations, disclosing the identities of the deceased where possible, handing over the bodies to their families, holding those responsible accountable, and allowing access to international observers to assess the situation first hand.

In its statement, Paank reiterated that the people of Balochistan are entitled to justice, truth, and dignity.

It warned that continued silence and inaction will only deepen the suffering of a population already subjected to long-standing violence and impunity. (NVI)

Balochistan: BLA claims killing of 13 Pakistani soldiers in a recent clash

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighters at some undisclosed location. File Pic.

Quetta, May 3 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed to have killed 13 Pakistani soldiers in a major clash in Balochistan in which the outfit lost three of its fighters.

In a belated statement, the BLA said the troops of the occupying Pakistan Army tried to surround the freedom fighters in Dannuk area of Turbat district in Balochistan during the intervening night of April 29-30.

“The clashes, which started at 3:30 am, continued until sunrise. Freedom fighters remained fixed in their positions for three hours and dealt fierce blows to the enemy,” BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said.

During the operation, the BLA fighters also targeted occupying army’s convoy, he said.

In these battles, 13 personnel of the Pakistan Army were eliminated and several others were wounded, the spokesman said.

The BLA lost 3 freedom fighters, including Sangat Nabeel alias Ali, Sangat Feroz Sarban alias Nood Bandag and Sangat Muhammad Umar Zaka alias Guru, he said.

Earlier on April 8, BLA killed 9 Pakistani soldiers and injured several others in a clash that went on for several hours in Kapori area of Dukki in Balochistan

Three BLA freedom fighters — Sangat Abdul Wahab alias Deedag, Sangat Rahim Khan Marri alias Sarang and Sangat Zahid Ali alias Wash Dil—were martyred in this battle, Jeeyand Baloch said.

The BLA paid rich “tributes to all its freedom fighters who gave new life to the struggle for national liberation by sacrificing their precious lives,” he said.

“Despite the enemy’s modern war equipment and military superiority, our freedom fighters crushed the enemy’s arrogance with the weapons of determination, courage and belief,” the BLA spokesman said.

“These sacrifices of the martyrs are capital of our morale and the foundation of our resistance ideology, which is impossible to forget,” he said.

“BLA once again reiterates its resolve that we will complete this holy mission of the martyrs, demolish every front of the enemy and will breathe only upon the liberation of Baloch motherland from the chains of slavery,” he asserted. (NVI)

Balochistan: Freedom fighters launch massive operation, virtually control city

Quetta: Scores of Baloch freedom fighters launched a massive operation in Mangocher city of Kalat district in Balochistan, attacking the main camp of occupying Pakistani military and seizing control of the major highway and key government buildings.

The operation began in the evening of Pakistani and was continuing as the midnight passed.

Sounds of heavy gunfire and explosions resonated the city, implying the intensity of the attack, locals reported as the situation remained tense.

It was a multi-pronged operation, with some fighters attacking the main camp of the Pakistani military.

Some others seized control of the main highway, checking vehicles for the military personnel who travel in the garb of civilians in public transport since the security vehicles are regularly targeted by the Baloch fighters.

Others took control of a bank and a court and set those on fire.

Government weapons and a vehicle have also been seized.

Four policemen were taken into custody, and their weapons reportedly seized.

The rebels also freed 10 prisoners being transported by police personnel who were taken into custody by the fighters.

The operation is still going on. (NVI)

TTP steps up attacks on Pakistani military, kills 30 soldiers in 5 days, captures 4

Special squad of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) undergoing training. (File Pic)

Peshawar, May 2 (NVI): Intensifying its campaign under ‘Operation Al-Khandaq’, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carried out 34 attacks at the Pakistani military and its affiliates in a span of 5 days, killing over 30 soldiers and injuring many more, besides destroying their assets, according to the Islamist outfit.

More embarrassing for the Pakistani military has been the capture of its 4 personnel by the TTP in Khyber Pakhktunkhwa Province.

The TTP had launched the ‘Operation Al-Khandaq’ in March, saying its goal was to defeat the “most corrupt” Pakistan Army.

Sharing details of the operations, the TTP gave a break-up of the attacks, including firing assaults, mine blasts, sniper shooting and grenade explosions at several places across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

In one of the biggest clashes, the TTP cadres engaged in a fierce gunfight with the personnel of police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Domail in Bannu district on the intervening night of Arpil 30 and May 1, it said.

“During the clash, six officers were killed and two were injured,” TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said, adding the Taliban also captured a Kalashnikov, a night vision laser and two mobile phones.

“One Mujahideen was martyred in this operation,” he said in a statement.

During the same night, the TTP attacked a military post located in Dera Ismail Khan district, in which two security cameras were destroyed and casualties took place, he said.

During the same night, hand grenades were thrown at the Karkhano police station in the  Swabi, in which a police mobile was destroyed, the spokesman said.

The second attack was also carried out with hand grenades on a post located in the Baja Bamkhel area of ​​the same district, in which casualties were reported, he said.

The third attack was carried out with light and heavy weapons on the Jandi outpost in the same province, in which casualties and property losses were reported, Khorasani said.

The fourth attack was also carried out the same night on a post located in the Klas area of ​​the same district, in which one officer was killed, he said.

Six Pakistani soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in Loi Mamond district of Bajaur on April 29, the spokesman said.

A Pakistan Army soldier was killed yesterday in a sniper attack in the Shipeshtun area of ​​​​Ladha in South Waziristan, the spokesman said.

A police post was attacked in the Kalasing area of ​​​​Totalai, Buner province, in which a policeman named Irfan was injured, he said.

In another incident, an ambush was carried out at a military convoy in the Tirah Shalubar Pabikhel area of ​​​​Bara district of Khyber province yesterday, in which one soldier was killed and two were injured, while the rest of the convoy managed to escape, the spokesman said.

On April 30, a sniper attack was launched on the “Garab Post” located in the Teti Madakhel area of ​​​​Spin Wam district of North Waziristan, in which one soldier was killed and another was injured.

He said the Pakistan Army raided the Kaka Khel area of ​​​​Garyum district of North Waziristan on April 30 and the TTP cadres responded with a strong and effective strategy.

The battle continued for about an hour and a half, in which one army officer was killed, while a drone camera was also shot down, and the Mujahideen managed to escape safely, he said.

The spokesman said the TTP cadres also foiled an ambush by the army on the Tank Road in Gara Mohabbat area of ​​​​Kalachi district, DI Khan, in which one officer was killed and several were injured, while the Taliban managed to escape safely.

An army drone was shot down in the village of Yupay (Lokhe) of Dogar district, Kurram on April 30, he said.

A sniper and a Pika attack was carried out at the Sheshkroz military post in Mir Ali district of North Waziristan, in which a security camera was destroyed yesterday morning, he said.

The second attack was carried out at 12:30 pm yesterday on a military post located in Khushali Natasi area of ​​Mir Ali district of North Waziristan province using snipers and Pikas, in which one military officer was killed.

A Pakistani soldier was targeted by a sniper in the Jhawar Kali military post in Shaktoi district of South Waziristan province on April 30, he said.

Yesterday afternoon, a security camera was destroyed in a sniper attack on a check post in Zuni Khel Mali Khel area of ​​Bakakhel of Bannu district, he said.

A military post located in the Munzar Khel area of ​​Datta Khel in North Waziristan was attacked by a group of militants yesterday, resulting in casualties, the spokesman said.

Two soldiers were killed in a sniper attack on a military post in Tirah Bhutan Sharif in Barah on April 27, he said.

Missiles were fired at Khysor Kikarai Qila and the adjacent military post in Tiarza district of South Waziristan province on April 29, resulting in casualties and property damage, the TTP spokesman said.

A laser gun attack was carried out on the Daraban police station in DI Khan district which resulted in casualties, he said.

Four military personnel have been arrested and shifted to a safe place during various operations in Tank province, Khorasani said.

A notorious CTD official Noor Islam was targeted and killed in the limits of the Matni police station in the Adizi area of ​​​​Bad Bir in Peshawar district.

Snipers also attacked military personnel who were coming for a raid on April 30 in the Khushhali Tir Raghazai area of ​​​​Mirali in North Waziristan district, he said, adding two soldiers were killed and one injured.

A grenade launcher attack was also carried out on April 29 at the “Nalkai Post” located in Land Muhammad Khel area of ​​​​Bovia district of North Waziristan district, the spokesman said, adding there were casualties.

A mine blast was carried out on military personnel in Nawagi district of Bajaur province, in which there are reports of casualties.

Two military personnel were killed and a security camera was also destroyed in a sniper attack on the Warsak Nakai post located in the Tirah Shalubar area of ​​Bara district of Khyber province on the afternoon of April 29.

The post was then targeted with other weapons, with a strong possibility of further casualties, he said.

An MI operative Khalid was killed during a raid on April 29

During the intervening night of April 29 and 30, a military officer was killed in a sniper attack on a military post located in Hamzoni Raghazi area of ​​​​Bovia district of North Waziristan province. An army mule was also killed in this attack.

A military officer was killed in a sniper attack on April 27 on military personnel carrying rations for the Top Sar post located in Tirah Bhutan Sharif area of ​​​​Bara district of Khyber province.

On April 29, a mine blast was carried out on an armored vehicle of a DSP who was coming for a raid in Dharaban district of DI Khan, the spokesman said, adding several personnel were injured while the armored vehicle was destroyed.

An army personnel was killed and another injured in a sniper attack on an army post located in Ghwai Ghara village of Sadda district of Kurram district, the spokesman said.

An army convoy was attacked in Gara Guldad area of ​​Kalachi district of Dera Ismail Khan province, which lasted for an hour. The military personnel abandoned their vehicles on the road and fled, he said, adding several personnel were killed and injured.

Yesterday morning, the Pakistan Army raided the Shodad Khel area of ​​Garyoum district of North Waziristan, he said, adding the Mujahideen retaliated and fought a fierce battle that continued until evening.

Three military personnel were killed and four injured in this clash, after which the Taliban also captured the army’s heavy weapons (LMG and mortars, etc.), but left them for some security reasons, he said.

Many army vehicles were also destroyed in this clash, he said.

On April 29, the Pakistan Army went out to carry out a raid in the Shaki Soti village of South Waziristan, the spokesman said.

The Army unit was ambushed on its return, which resulted in loss of life and property, he said.

On April 29, a Pakistan Army check post was attacked in the Azam Warsak district of South Waziristan province, in which a camera was targeted, and it is also reported that military personnel were injured in the attack, Khorasani said.

On the same day, TTP cadres attacked Chief of Latimbar Police Station Niaz Marjan in Rahmatabad area of ​​Karak, injuring him seriously, he said. (NVI)

BLA kills Pakistani ISI officer, his agent in Balochistan

Representative image of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

Quetta, April 29 (NVI) In a setback to the occupying Pakistani military’s spying network in Balochistan, freedom fighters of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) have killed an officer of the intelligence agency ISI, along with another agent, and injured a third associate in a targeted operation.

The BLA fighters also targeted vehicles of occupying Pakistani army, police and the Saindak Project and set up a blockade on the main highway during the last 48 hours, according to the outfit.

In an operation based on specific information, the BLA fighters blew up a vehicle in Pasni city of Gwadar district of Balochistan and killed ISI officer Muhammad Nawaz, a resident of Khushab district of Pakistani Punjab, its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said.

Nawaz was travelling in a disguise when the BLA fighters blew up his vehicle using a remote-controlled IED on the night of 27th April.

In the attack, an associate of Nawaz, identified as Salman of Pasni, was also killed and another agent Shah Nazar was wounded, the spokesman said.

Salman was a local agent of Nawaz and a key member of the so-called ‘Death Squad’, a Pakistani military-backed militia which targets Baloch citizens.

Their vehicle was completely destroyed in the blast, Jeeyand Baloch said.

Nawaz was posted in Gwadar and was under constant surveillance of BLA’s intelligence wing “ZIRAB”, the spokesman said.

In a separate attack, BLA freedom fighters targeted occupying Pakistani army personnel in the Jamaki Tank area of Zamuran and killed a soldier with a sniper fire, he said.

BLA freedom fighters also set up a blockade on the Quetta-Karachi main highway at Khazinai in the Mangocher area of Kalat and conducted snap checking during the intervening night of April 27 and 28, Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement.

During this operation, freedom fighters targeted vehicles of the Saindak Project, he said.

In another operation on Sunday night, Baloch Liberation Army fighters targeted the police line with a hand grenade in the Dhadar area of Bolan. (NVI)

Pahalgam attack: Baloch group BNM says Pakistan must be held accountable

Dr Naseem Baloch, Chairman of Baloch National Movement (BNM) (File Pic)

New Delhi, April 28 (NVI) Strongly condemning the Pahalgam terror attack, Baloch National Movement (BNM), an organisation struggling for liberation of Balochistan, has said Pakistan continues to “use proxy terrorism as a tool of foreign policy, undermining regional peace and stability” and must be held accountable.

BNM Chairman Naseem Baluch said targeting tourists in Pahalgam was “an act of sheer cowardice, aimed at spreading fear and disrupting harmony in the region”.

“We stand with the victims and the people of Kashmir. This attack must be condemned internationally, and Pakistan must be held accountable for its continued sponsorship of terror,” he said in a statement.

“What’s more telling is the timing. This massacre comes just after the Pakistani army chief Asim Munir invoked the outdated and divisive ‘Two-Nation Theory’, a mindset that has historically fueled extremism, hatred, and cross-border violence,” said Naseem Baluch.

“This is not a coincidence, but a pattern. Every time Pakistan raises the Kashmir issue rhetorically or symbolically, we see bloodshed on the ground,” said the BNM chief who lives in exile in Europe.

Refusing to accept Pakistan’s denials, he said, “The world has seen this before: Pakistani nationals caught or killed in Kashmir, and its fingerprints on cross-border terrorism from Iran to Afghanistan to Balochistan.”

He highlighted, “Pakistan’s military establishment continues to use proxy terrorism as a tool of foreign policy, undermining regional peace and stability.”

In another post on X, Naseem Baluch said the recent statement by Gen Asim Munir threatening to “crush ten generations of the Baloch nation” is not only a horrifying declaration of genocide but also a brutal reflection of the State’s deep-rooted colonial mindset and hatred towards the Baloch people.

“This isn’t just a threat, it’s a confession. A confession of the Pakistani military establishment’s failure to silence a nation that has resisted seven decades of occupation, exploitation, and repression.

“Such language, coming from the highest military office, exposes the true face of the Pakistani State.

“It confirms that the Baloch are not facing a counter-insurgency operation; they are facing genocidal campaign,” the BNM Chairman said.

He said the Pakistan Army is a force that “has abducted thousands of Baloch, dumped mutilated bodies, bombed villages and now dares to openly declare the destruction of future generations.

“Yet the history has shown that nations cannot be destroyed by threats. The Baloch national struggle is not built on fear, it is built on sacrifice, and the unwavering desire for freedom.

“If one generation is attacked, the next will rise stronger. No amount of brutality can erase a people’s will to exist with dignity and freedom.”

He said Pakistan Army Chief’s statement must be condemned by the international community as a clear incitement to genocide.

“Silence in the face of such open threats only empowers tyrants. The Baloch nation will remember this, and history will judge not just the perpetrators but also the bystanders,” he said. (NVI)

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