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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: What is driving the latest surge of violence in Balochistan?
Description: In late January and early February this year, coordinated attacks across multiple districts in Pakistanās Balochistan province marked one of the most intense phases of violence in decades. The Balochistan Liberation Army described the offensive as Operation Herof Phase IIāa āBlack Stormāāinvolving simultaneous strikes on security installations, transport routes, and administrative targets.
For Pakistanās security establishment, the attacks raise urgent questions about control, intelligence, and the protection of strategic assets. For the region more broadly, they have revived long-standing debates about political marginalization, economic exclusion, and the unresolved history of Balochistanās integration into the Pakis...