TET OFFENSIVE IN BALOCHISTAN - BLA STRIKES ACROSS ENTIRE TERRITORY

There is a video below - an Indian news report which is full of facts and figures. They also show maps of Balochistan. 

Well Balochistan occupies 44% of Pakistan so that is a huge territory.  BLA refers to Balochistan Liberation Army.

Before I go any further there is going to be an election in Bangladesh this month February 2026. Bangladesh will burn down to the ground.

Back to Balochistan. They say the Baloch make up about 7% of the 240 million Pakistani population. No one knows the real numbers of the total Pakistani population. Some people say it is closer to 275 million people or even more. There are easily about 16 - 17 million Baloch inside Pakistan. There are another two million Baloch across the border in Iran and another million or two across the other border with Afghanistan. That is a lot of Baloch people. And they own 44% of Pakistan - which is a lot of territory. 

The Baloch have been fighting for an independent Balochistan maybe for over 90 years now. Then after the Second World War they never agreed to become part of Pakistan in 1947. 

On March 11th 2025 (11 months ago)  the Baloch Liberation Army carried out a major attack against the Jaafar Express train and killed over 25 Pakistani military personnel which terribly embarrassed the Pakistani military.  Then they went quiet - until yesterday Feb 1st 2026. 

In the early hours of yesterday the Baloch Liberation Army launched coordinated attacks all across Balochistan. They hit more than 16 cities and towns - meaning the entire Balochistan.

It was like the famous Tet Offensive which the Vietcong launched against the Americans in Vietnam over Chinese New Year in 1968. It was a military offensive across a very broad front. The Baloch say they have killed 84 Pakistani military personnel.

Assuming that the Baloch Liberation Army deployed at least 100 active fighters in each of these locations they must have a trained fighting force in excess of 1,600 people. Reports say women fighters were also involved.  For each active fighter there must be many times more people involved in support and logistics, medical treatment and clandestine work. They have a full fledged resistance force operating inside Balochistan.

Considering that the Baloch were able to launch their attacks simulatneously and across such a huge area of territory, it means they have secure Command, Control and Coordination. In brief the Pakistani Army is screwed.

Like the rest of Pakistan the Pakistani Army has no money. They are broke. They cannot withstand such large scale insurrection because they cannot sustain prolonged military operations. They dont have money. The Baloch attacked, bombed and burned hundreds of government buildings (police stations, banks, prisons, government offices, military camps and installations) and they destroyed hundreds of vehicles belonging to the Pakistani Army and government. They also mined and blew up roads and bridges to stall the movements of the Pak Army. All that destruction will cost millions of US Dollars to repair and replace. The Pakistanis just do not have money.

The bigger problem is race. The Pakistani Army is predominantly Punjabi. The Baloch call them Panjaabi. The Punjabis dislike the Baloch (and the Pushtuns). The Baloch of course never wanted to be part of Pakistan. Punjabis (soldiers, government workers, traders, shopkeepers) are like fish out of the water in Balochistan. They cannot speak the Baloch language and the Baloch population hate their presence. 

Since these are all tribal and clan based societies the Punjabi soldiers will become increasingly reluctant to fight and die in a territory where clearly they are the strangers.  The Pak Army will have serious morale issues. 

Plus the territory is huge. The Pakistani Army is stretched really thin across Balochistan. Meaning they are going to increasingly become sitting ducks for the Baloch Liberation Army.

Here is that Indian news report. It certainly has an Indian bias but I like the speed at which they talk. Plus these are well known commentators - they use a lot of facts and figures. 

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