Overview

• Security forces have carried out search-and-clearance missions across Panjgur, Kech, Surab and Kharan since July 8 to dismantle BLF cells linked to coordinated strikes
• Mobile and internet connections in parts of Kech and Panjgur were disrupted by explosions on communication towers and are now being gradually restored
• Authorities are probing a grenade attack on a Turbat residence that injured five civilians, including women and children, and a separate strike on a police checkpoint in Sibi
• On July 11 insurgents halted buses on the Zhob-Loralai highway, checked identity cards to single out nine Punjabi passengers and executed them, officials confirmed
• Analysts say the scale and coordination of Operation Baam reflect long-standing Baloch grievances over resource control, political marginalization and heavy military presence