Overview

• Operation Baam began Tuesday with 84 coordinated strikes across Panjgur, Surab, Kech and Kharan, including at least 17 attacks on military and government installations.
• The Baloch Liberation Front, Baloch Liberation Army and Baloch Republican Guard have united under the banner of a 'Baloch National Army,' marking the insurgency's widest geographic expansion in years.
• Insurgent spokespeople said the strikes killed about 50 Pakistani soldiers and nine intelligence officers, a figure that Pakistan has not independently confirmed.
• Pakistan's military has launched search-and-clear operations in the targeted districts and enforced communication blackouts in parts of Kech and Panjgur.
• Leaders such as Qazi Dad Mohammad Rehan characterize the campaign as a modern resistance movement, rejecting limited autonomy and accusing initiatives like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of exploiting Baloch resources.