Overview

• The three-week blackout will cut mobile internet and data across Balochistan until August 31, affecting about 8.5 million subscribers.
• Provincial spokesperson Shahid Rind said militants rely on cellular networks for attack planning and information sharing.
• Last week’s suicide bombing on a paramilitary convoy in Kech district killed at least three security personnel, authorities reported.
• The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for a recent roadside blast that killed an army officer and two soldiers.
• Islamabad has also banned road travel to Iran and accuses India of supporting separatists targeting Chinese-backed Gwadar Port.