PAKISTANI TURKEY SHOOT - 24 DEAD

 This news appeared yesterday.

• suicide car bomb attack on train carrying soldiers in Quetta, Balochistan
• killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 50 others
• Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack.
• several houses, buildings adjacent to railway line destroyed 
• blast caused train carriages to overturn and catch fire
• Footage showed charred vehicles and train carriages on their sides
• Pakistan experienced several attacks in recent months
• attacks have increased in ferocity 

My Comments:  Not only are the Baloch targetting Pakistani military personnel but they are picking out Punjabi 'migrants' -  be they Punjabi workers, traders, civil servants, military personnel who venture into Balochistan. The Baloch want to chase out the Punjabis from their territory.

'attacks have increased in ferocity'.  Recall this from January 2026: 

• Unprecedented Province-Wide Attacks (Jan - Feb 2026) 
• Coordinated Offensives: BLA carried out a synchronized wave of attacks dubbed operation "Herof" (or "Black Storm") across nearly a dozen cities.  
• Targets: Insurgents targeted military installations, police stations, banks, and transport infrastructure in Quetta, Gwadar, Mastung, and Noshki. 

In January 2026 the Baloch shocked the entire Pakistani establishment with their unprecedented and highly coordinated attacks across the entire Balochistan. Maryam Nawaz Shariff, the chief minister of Punjab and the niece of prime minister Shebaz Shariff said that over a thousand Pakistani military personnel and others were killed in that January "uprising".  

There has been a lull in the storm since January - until Sunday when this train bombing took place. The bomb was planted inside a car that blew up beside the train. No news that it was a suicide bomber. They planted a huge amount of explosives which destroyed not only the train but buildings and houses near the railway tracks. 

My guess is there will be another 'province' wide attack again.  The Baloch will graduate to the next level - taking and holding ground for as long as they can. To make the Pakistani Army appear helpless.

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.