Harsha Kakar
The recent attacks on Panjgur and Noshki posts in Baluchistan damaged Pakistan’s claims of having the Baloch insurgency under control and displaying to China that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is secure. Pak army claims that 20 militants and nine soldiers were killed while the Baluchistan National Army, which claimed responsibility for the attacks, states that over 100 Pak soldiers and 16 of their fighters were killed. This incident took place a week after the attack on the Kech outpost when 10 soldiers lost their lives. These attacks occurred just prior to Imran departing for China seeking greater investment in the CPEC, which the Baloch reject.
The Pakistan army, as is the custom, sought to blame others for the incident. Its spokesperson stated that radio intercepts indicated the militants were in communication with their handlers in India and Afghanistan. The fact that the group is employing bases in Afghanistan…