Quetta bombings, BLA raids push Pakistan’s Balochistan crisis back into headlines. Region: arid, Baloch-majority, volatile.
A bomb 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.