Balochistan in the news for a surge of deadly attacks and raids tied to BLA insurgency; region home to ethnic Baloch in SW Pakistan.
A bomb attack has hit a passenger shuttle carrying military personnel and families near Quetta, Balochistan, on 24 May 2026, killing at least two dozen people and wounding dozens more. The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility; carriages have overturned, nearby buildings have been damaged and hospitals have declared emergencies.