Overview

• On May 30, dozens of armed separatists from the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army briefly seized control of a high-security zone in Sorab, killing local official Hidayat Buledi and torching his residence.
• The assailants looted a local bank, set fire to several government officials’ homes and injured four civilians before security forces drove them out.
• Local police chief Hafeez Ullah said security forces killed several insurgents during the shootout that ended the occupation.
• In a statement, the BLA claimed responsibility and asserted it had captured key government buildings, though its hold collapsed under police pressure.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack on civilians and a Balochistan government spokesman accused Indian proxies without providing evidence, fueling geopolitical tensions near strategic trade routes.