Fact Sheet: Attacks by Baloch insurgents and State’s crackdown against civilians in Balochistan

On 31 January 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), an armed nationalist group, launched more than twelve simultaneous and coordinated attacks in different cities of Balochistan, including Quetta, the provincial capital. These attacks are considered a huge failure of the state’s security apparatus, as Balochistan has been heavily militarized for more than two decades. As a retaliation for such incidents, the state has always been targeting the civilian population, while shutting down the internet and all means of communication. 

Political and human rights activists are abducted, disappeared, and jailed on bogus cases. Their family members are punished. The entire population of Balochistan is facing the wrath of the military for its failure.

Since 31 January, the security forces have been attacking civilian populations in different regions of Balochistan.

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Total Number of casualties,  including  Enforced Disappearances:

• Killings: 27
• Injuries: 25
• Disappearances: 7
• Released: 0
• Disappeared and later killed: 2

Districts affected the most:

• Quetta, Gwadar, Noshki, Kech, Khuzdar, ….

Brief notes on the Incidents:

February 01: 

• Security forces reportedly carried out an assault on a residential compound housing laborers, leaving two families from district Khuzdar severely affected. The operation resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including women and children, and left nearly 10 others injured. Among the deceased were Noor Muhammad Faqeer Zehri, son of Mulla Jaorak, his son Ghulam Yaseen, and one additional male victim. The attack also claimed the lives of four women and five children, while the majority of those wounded were women and children.
• In Turbat, forces shelled the civilian neighborhood of Pullabad with mortars, resulting in the death of 15-year-old Anas Baloch, son of Ibrahim. The shelling also left a five-year-old child and two women critically wounded. After the attack, forces reportedly proceeded to destroy residential homes in the locality.
• A child was killed in a drone strike in Nushki district, Balochistan. Local sources reported that the incident took place in the Killi Jamaldini area, where a house was targeted. The child has been identified as Deedag, son of Abdul Manan. According to reports, on February 1, Pakistani forces carried out more than 20 drone strikes, accompanied by firing and shelling from helicopters.
• Pakistani forces opened fire on a passenger vehicle near Cadet College in the Nushki area of Balochistan, resulting in the killing of ten people traveling in the vehicle. The bodies were taken into custody by local authorities and shifted to a hospital. The victims have not yet been identified.
• Pakistani forces fired on civilian areas in Turbat, with rockets launched from a forces’ camp reportedly landing directly in populated neighborhoods, injuring several people. In incidents across different areas, 11 individuals, including three women and three children, were taken to hospital, while three critically injured patients were shifted to Karachi for further treatment, and the rest are receiving care at Turbat Teaching Hospital.
• Personnel of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) forcibly disappeared Umair Baloch, a 20-year-old student and son of Abdul Rauf, on 1 February 2026. They abducted him at around 4:00 p.m. from the Burma Hotel near Munir Ahmed Chowk, Quetta. He was a resident of Kili Qambrani, Quetta.
• Security forces forcibly disappeared Yasir Arfat, a resident of Miani Kalat, Mashkai (Awaran District), while he was traveling from Hub Chowki to Karachi. He was  a 7th-semester student at Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan

February 02:

• In a pre-dawn operation on 2 February, around 3:30 a.m., forces carried out coordinated raids on several residences in Hub Chowki, Balochistan, resulting in the enforced disappearance of retired Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Bakhsh Sajidi, his brother Naeem Sajidi, and Engineer Rafeeq Baloch, who previously served as Chief of Sui Gas Balochistan. Mohammad Bakhsh Sajidi is the father of Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement, while Naeem Sajidi and Engineer Rafeeq Baloch are his uncles.
• A 25-year-old resident of Suhrabi Ward in the coastal city of Gwadar, Miran, son of Asghar, was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces around 9:30 in the morning. Miran was a fisherman by profession.

February 03:

• On 3 February 2026, the mutilated body of Jasim Jan, 28, a laborer from Panjgur, was found in Washbood. He had been forcibly disappeared on 21 January 2026 after being abducted from his hometown by members of a state-backed death squad, and remained missing until his killing.
• An ambulance from Noshki Teaching Hospital was fired upon by the forces, severely injuring the driver, Hashmat Ali. Earlier, another ambulance was targeted near Cadet College Noshki, where the driver was shot and killed on the spot.
• Hassan Basri, a resident of Noshki and the brother of prominent Bahvi singer Hussain Naseer, was shot dead by security forces.

O4 February: 

• A minor, Shahzad Ahmad, son of Zafar Ahmed, was reported killed in firing by forces in Qaziabad, Noshki.
• Forces abducted Bakshi Baloch, a resident of Hoshap Talsar, from Shapuk, killed him in custody, and later dumped his body.

Statements by State Officials and the BLA

February 01:

• Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti stated on television that the situation in Balochistan is not a political issue and should be dealt with solely through military means. He warned that the families of militants would face collective punishment if they failed to inform the authorities about the involvement of their relatives in separatist groups. He also stated that 140 militants had been killed in the operation.

February 02:

• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that Pakistan needed to deploy large numbers of troops in Balochistan because of the province’s vast geography amid the serious security situation and recent spate of attacks.
• The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) released an infographic claiming it had conducted coordinated attacks across 16 cities in Balochistan. According to the group, it carried out 64 operations targeting state and security installations within 69 hours, resulting in the deaths of 220 security personnel, the capture of 17, and the loss of 27 of its own fighters. The BLA has continuously shared videos of clashes, as well as images and details of its deceased fighters, on social media. In contrast, government officials claim that around 150 militants have been killed so far. On February 1, Sarfaraz Bugti stated that the operation had been successfully thwarted by security forces and that the situation had returned to normal. However, the BLA asserts that, on the fifth day of the operation, its fighters maintain control over many areas, including Noshki city.