Attack on Jaffer Express

Unfortunately these 2 provinces are gonna burn even more. Especially now when our govt is actively waging a campaign to treat Pashtuns and Balochs as miscreants all across the board.

It is fair to say that the government and the military don't have any control outside Punjab and Sindh. Their control begins and ends within their respective provinces.
 
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It is fair to say that the government and the military don't have any control outside Punjab and Sindh. Their control begins ans ends within their respective provinces.
You are being too generous brother. Canal protests are happening in Sindh as we speak where they are openly talking shit about Pakistan on loudspeakers.

South Punjab is a no go zone during night. KPK and Balochistan situation is already infront of us.

Govt writ is confined to Urban Punjab and Islamabad and Karachi to some extent.
 
The trains usual route originates from Karachi and after crossing Sibi it winds inwards towards Bolan in the direction of March hugging the N65 Highway, from Mach to Quetta it passes three large tunnels namely Windy Pass Tunnel, Mary Jane Tunnel and Kolpur (Old Mc'Caffery Tunnel).
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Network map (C) Gov Of Pakistan:
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This stretch of train track has been frequently attacks by terrorists with records dating back all the way to 2004.
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Hirak and Mach seem to be the most frequently targeted routes mainly because of the nearby coal mine and the chance the train carries security personnel returning from annual leave from Sindh to Balochistan.

As I stated earlier 2024 saw an increase of terrorism incidents by over 94% when compared to previous years.
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Balochistan witnessed a significant surge in terrorist attacks and casualties in 2024. The province experienced an 84% rise in attacks compared to the previous year, with 202 terrorist incidents that claimed 322 lives and injured 534 others. In contrast, 229 people were killed in such attacks in the province in 2023. Attacks by various Baloch insurgent groups, primarily the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), saw a staggering 119% increase, accounting for 171 incidents in the province.

These attacks resulted in 261 fatalities and 412 injuries. Insurgent groups carried out numerous high-impact, coordinated operations targeting security forces, civilians, and non-Baloch workers, miners and travelers.

The violence by these groups spread across 21 districts, predominantly in the central, southern, and southwestern parts of the province, focusing largely on security forces.

Religiously motivated militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State (IS-K), were responsible for 30 attacks in the province, up from 29 in the previous year.

These attacks caused 60 deaths and injured 122 people. While the TTP and its affiliates concentrated their operations in the northern, predominantly Pashtun-populated districts bordering Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, IS-K activities were more prevalent in Kalat, Pishin, Qillah Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Quetta, and Sibi districts.

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You are being too generous brother. Canal protests are happening in Sindh as we speak where they are openly talking shit about Pakistan on loudspeakers.

South Punjab is a no go zone during night. KPK and Balochistan situation is already infront of us.

Govt writ is confined to Urban Punjab and Islamabad and Karachi to some extent.

I guess as long as the generals remain lethargic things will remain as they are or get worse.
 
The trains usual route originates from Karachi and after crossing Sibi it winds inwards towards Bolan in the direction of March hugging the N65 Highway, from Mach to Quetta it passes three large tunnels namely Windy Pass Tunnel, Mary Jane Tunnel and Kolpur (Old Mc'Caffery Tunnel).
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Network map (C) Gov Of Pakistan:
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This stretch of train track has been frequently attacks by terrorists with records dating back all the way to 2004.
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Hirak and Mach seem to be the most frequently targeted routes mainly because of the nearby coal mine and the chance the train carries security personnel returning from annual leave from Sindh to Balochistan.

As I stated earlier 2024 saw an increase of terrorism incidents by over 94% when compared to previous years.
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Balochistan witnessed a significant surge in terrorist attacks and casualties in 2024. The province experienced an 84% rise in attacks compared to the previous year, with 202 terrorist incidents that claimed 322 lives and injured 534 others. In contrast, 229 people were killed in such attacks in the province in 2023. Attacks by various Baloch insurgent groups, primarily the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), saw a staggering 119% increase, accounting for 171 incidents in the province.

These attacks resulted in 261 fatalities and 412 injuries. Insurgent groups carried out numerous high-impact, coordinated operations targeting security forces, civilians, and non-Baloch workers, miners and travelers.

The violence by these groups spread across 21 districts, predominantly in the central, southern, and southwestern parts of the province, focusing largely on security forces.

Religiously motivated militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State (IS-K), were responsible for 30 attacks in the province, up from 29 in the previous year.

These attacks caused 60 deaths and injured 122 people. While the TTP and its affiliates concentrated their operations in the northern, predominantly Pashtun-populated districts bordering Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, IS-K activities were more prevalent in Kalat, Pishin, Qillah Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Quetta, and Sibi districts.

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It is amazing that you can come up with all the facts and figures. It brings immediate clarity.

Why is it that the muhafiz cannot react proactively by looking at these facts and figures?
 
It is amazing that you can come up with all the facts and figures. It brings immediate clarity.

Why is it that the muhafiz cannot react proactively by looking at these facts and figures?
Thank you for your kind words, to answer your question, the answer is simple. Lethargy. In defence of Muhafiz there is something big planned for the coming months, what you are witnessing is blowback.
 
Thank you for your kind words, to answer your question, the answer is simple. Lethargy. In defence of Muhafiz there is something big planned for the coming months, what you are witnessing is blowback.

It better be continues and proactive. One off operations aren't good enough.

What is also needed is to go after their hideouts and sponsors inside Afghanistan. Iran should also be directly approached.
 
It better be continues and proactive.
It is interesting, there is pressure from a benefactor ( I will leave it to your imagination who the benefactor is.).

You will notice I keep mentioning the following places in every post concerning militancy in Pakistan Kalat, Pishin, Qillah Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Quetta, and Sibi districts. Expect action here.
 
It is interesting, there is pressure from a benefactor ( I will leave it to your imagination who the benefactor is.).

You will notice I keep mentioning the following places in every post concerning militancy in Pakistan Kalat, Pishin, Qillah Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Quetta, and Sibi districts. Expect action here.

May this benefactor keep up the pressure.
 
May this benefactor keep up the pressure.
Pak security establishment has been hyper focused on internal political threats and instability in KP, Balochistan has been largely ignored. [No surprise there]. What will be required is a three pronged option:

Compare this map I made tracking terrorism incidents and IBOs in 2017
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With what we had in 2024:
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Notice a pattern?

This is what I mapped in 2023:
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I also mapped the locations where all senior TTP leaders have met their end inside Afghanistan starting from 2019 to 2023:
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What is needed is a Fire and Brimstone... Kabul is unwilling to engage with Pakistan on controlling terrorism from their side of the border. Therefore it falls on Pakistan and her partners to carry out boots on the ground strikes inside Pakistan and "Over the Horizon Kinetic action" inside Afghanistan.

Thikar Province marked in blue on the above map is where the bulk of TTP leadership are hiding in Afghanistan.
 

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