Fitna al-Hindustan’s Attacks on Development Projects in Balochistan
“Fitna al-Hindustan’s Attacks on Development Projects in Balochistan” — Part I
By Naseem-ul-Haq Zahidi
Following the tragedy of East Pakistan, India allegedly began targeting Balochistan as part of its efforts to destabilise Pakistan internally. There are two major reasons behind this strategy. The first is Balochistan’s abundance of natural resources, while the second is its extraordinary geographical importance.
Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province. It shares borders with Iran on one side and Afghanistan on the other, which is why it is often described as a land of immense strategic and economic value.
India fabricated misleading narratives regarding Balochistan’s accession to Pakistan in an effort to separate the province from the federation. The Baloch population was made to believe that the province’s resources belonged exclusively to them but that they were being deprived of their rightful ownership.
Subsequently, under the so-called slogan of “Baloch freedom,” weapons were placed in the hands of Baloch youth, terrorist organisations were created, and they were allegedly provided with arms, training and financial support. The arrest of Indian intelligence agency RAW operative Kulbhushan Jadhav is presented as a clear example of this involvement.
As soon as work began on nationally important projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Reko Diq, terrorist activities in Balochistan suddenly intensified. India allegedly used its sponsored organisations to target these projects and carry out attacks against Chinese and Pakistani engineers.
The sole purpose of these operations was to halt the development process in Balochistan, because the province’s progress would undermine the propaganda built around “deprivation” and “underdevelopment.” This is the narrative being used to incite Baloch youth to rebel against the state.
While the state continues to accelerate development projects aimed at bringing prosperity to Balochistan, proscribed organisations allegedly backed by Fitna al-Hindustan, particularly the Baloch Liberation Army and Baloch Liberation Front, continue to target these initiatives.
A brief report covering incidents from January 2025 to May 2026 provides evidence of this pattern:
On January 2, 2025, the BLF targeted a civil contractor’s vehicle near Bismillah Hotel in Wadh.
On January 18, BLF militants damaged construction vehicles in the Pir Andar area of Awaran.
On February 7, militants attacked a construction project in Gresha Jawar Ji, Khuzdar, and set all the machinery on fire.
On February 17, BLA militants torched four construction vehicles and other machinery in Nasirabad, Turbat.
On February 28, militants attacked a construction company’s site in Kalan, Kharan, and burned all the machinery.
On March 2, a local construction project was attacked in Ronjhan, Mashkay, causing heavy damage to machinery.
On March 4, construction vehicles were set on fire in Pasni.
On March 6, construction machinery was torched in the Tasp area of Panjgur.
On April 2, militants attacked a Ufone tower in Nagat, Kharan, and burned its equipment.
On April 10, construction vehicles in Kharan and Wadh were attacked with hand grenades and automatic weapons, causing severe damage.
On April 13, militants attacked a Ufone tower in Raskoh, Kharan, and set its machinery on fire.
On May 1, a construction project was damaged in Malar, Awaran.
On May 3, the tyres of tractors belonging to a local contractor were burst in Surak, Dasht Balnigore.
On May 4, construction machinery was set ablaze in Zareen Jungle, Kharan.
On May 5, armed militants set fire to a Zong mobile tower in Rekani, Gwadar.
On May 6, a local trader’s truck carrying food supplies was damaged in Jain, Prom.
On May 23, militants attacked the communication system in Sajidi Bazaar, Kolwah, and damaged the machinery.
On May 31, BLF militants attacked a communication facility in Shahu Batal, Kolwah, and burned all its machinery.
On June 9, a mobile tower was set on fire at Koh Sar Bazaar in Panwan, Jiwani.
On June 15, militants attacked a Ufone tower near Sadiq Hotel in Wadh Bazaar, Khuzdar, and torched the machinery.
On June 17, a local contractor’s truck was attacked near Habib Hotel in Wadh, Khuzdar, damaging its engine and tyres.
On June 20, generator trucks belonging to a local contractor were attacked and damaged near Balochistan Hotel in Khadkocha, Mastung.
On June 22, two vehicles belonging to a local contractor were attacked in Wadh Dakhlo, Khuzdar, damaging the goods they carried.
On June 26, the BLA attacked vehicles belonging to a local contractor at three different locations in Mastung.
On June 28, construction vehicles were attacked and set on fire in Mastung.
On September 6, the BLF destroyed construction machinery in Jhakro, Pir Andar, Awaran.
On September 7, BLF militants damaged two vehicles engaged in the construction of a local road in Surab.
On September 9, construction machinery was set on fire at the “Angrezi Charhai” point on the Awaran–Tabeela road.
On September 21, a local gas pipeline was blown up in an explosion in Dhadar.
On September 27, a construction vehicle belonging to a local contractor was attacked and damaged in Khazeni, Kalat.
On October 17, the BLF torched trucks belonging to a civil contractor in Khadkocha, Mastung.
On October 21, the Baloch Nationalist Army opened fire on a local road contractor’s vehicle travelling from Turbat to Tump, rendering it unusable.
On October 31, the BLF attacked a civil contractor’s company at Babartak near Lasayzai in Kohlu.
On December 3, the BLA set fire to vehicles belonging to a local trader in Panjgur.
Also on December 3, the Baloch Nationalist Army attacked a security guard deployed at a local road construction project in Gorkop.
On December 23, the BLF damaged construction machinery belonging to a civil contractor in Killetri, Konal.
During 2025, a total of 35 attacks were carried out against local development projects, workers engaged on those projects, construction machinery and communication infrastructure.
To be continued
