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The choice of subject also arises from timing. Over the
past two years, Baluchistan has reappeared in headlines
not because its core issues are new, but because old
tensions have become harder to contain. Human Rights
Watch drew attention to detentions, protest restrictions,
internet shutdowns, and enforced disappearances in
connection with mobilisation in Gwadar in 2024. Reuters
later documented a major escalation in militant operations,
including large coordinated attacks in early 2026 and an
unprecedented maritime strike on the coast guard in April
2026. At the same time, Pakistan and China reaffirmed
plans to deepen cooperation on Gwadar, rail links, mining,
and wider corridor activity, while analysts continued to
flag the province’s mineral potential and the security
obstacles surrounding it.


