Pakistani Forces Enter Nushki With Tanks, Impose Curfew as Clashes With Baloch Rebels Intensify in Balochistan
Quetta (The Uttam Hindu) — Tensions continue to escalate between Baloch insurgents and the Pakistani military in Balochistan. Meanwhile, local media reports say that a few days after a deadly clash with Baloch fighters, Pakistani security forces entered Nushki with tanks and armored vehicles, significantly tightening security in the area.
Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew across the city as operations continued, ordering shops to remain closed and residents to stay indoors. According to The Balochistan Post, citing local sources, security forces demolished the ancestral home of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) leader Bashir Zeb Baloch amid the ongoing curfew and security crackdown in Nushki.
The demolition reportedly took place in the Ahmedwal area, where Pakistani forces used explosives to destroy the house as part of a large-scale security operation across different parts of Nushki.
These developments follow the launch of the second phase of the BLA’s “Operation Herof” on January 31. During the operation, the group claimed it had taken control of Nushki and several other areas. The BLA also stated that it maintained control of the city for six days before announcing the end of the operation.
Meanwhile, Baloch human rights activist Mir Yar Baloch shared a video on social media platform X on Tuesday showing a Pakistani tank entering the area. He accused the Pakistani army of attacking Baloch civilians in the Ahmedwal area of Nushki using tanks, drones, airstrikes, and heavy artillery, and of destroying villages.
In a post on X, Mir Yar Baloch wrote, “These acts of terror and collective punishment are being carried out against a people who have completely rejected Pakistan’s illegal occupation. Such crimes on Baloch soil will never be tolerated.”
He further alleged, “Pakistan has exposed itself as a terrorist state that has completely lost its identity, rights, and control in Balochistan. Instead of accepting its political, moral, and military defeat, the occupying forces are desperately resorting to brutal force. History is clear — brute force has never saved Pakistan from humiliation, and it will not do so now.”
Referring to the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, the activist claimed that despite the killing of nearly three million people, including women and children, the Pakistani army continued its atrocities without remorse and surrendered only after heavy losses following India’s intervention.
Drawing parallels with the current situation in Balochistan, Mir Yar Baloch alleged that the same pattern is being repeated, with the army targeting civilians through drone strikes, aerial bombardment, and tank shelling.
Condemning the attacks, he said, “No tank, no jet, no drone, and no heavy artillery can ever break the will of 60 million Baloch people or weaken their resolve. Occupation will fail. Resistance will continue. Freedom is inevitable.”