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Wen Junjian. According to CCTV news,Recently, large-scale fighting broke out in Pakistan's Balochistan province, and the Pakistani army's facilities and border posts deployed in the Mach area of Bolan city were heavily attacked, and at least 15 missiles hit these targets fiercely, and the scene was full of gunfire.
** and shootouts occurred in the Mach area).
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) immediately claimed to have claimed the matter, and the Pakistani side confirmed that armed men attacked targets such as Mach ** prison, occupied military camps, checkpoints, etc., and at one point infiltrated the border office. Balochistan Interim Information Minister Jan Achakzai claimed that the Pakistani army had launched a counterattack and successfully pushed back the militants.
The Pakistani army is initiating **).
The incident comes at a time of heightened tensions between Pakistan and Iran, after Iran and Pakistan struck each other's targets inside each other, both claiming to be fighting armed groups. For the tension on the Iran-Pakistan border,China reaffirmed that both sides are good friends of China and called for dialogue to resolve the issue. The Pakistani side also said that Iran is a good friend and does not want to see the situation get out of control. On the 29th, the Iranian Foreign Minister visited Islamabad and had "in-depth communication" with the Pakistani Foreign Minister. In the eyes of the outside world, Ibas is already planning to shake hands and reconcile.
Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Iran and Pakistan).
It seems not to be a coincidence that Iba reconciled, and BLA took advantage of the opportunity. It is possible that these armed forces, fearing that they will be marginalized, have come out to attract attention. Some have suggested that Iran may have supported the BLA before. In fact, not only Iran, but also the United States and India are all backers of the BLA, but later the United States felt that the BLA was useless and abandoned it.
The armed groups in Balochistan have been reduced to "tool men" to a certain extent, and the Baloch National Army, which was previously active in the local area, chose to surrender to the Pakistani army, and its leader, Bangurzai, said that since he found out that India was his backing funder, he felt bored, and he felt remorse for his actions, and led 70 subordinates to surrender.
The armed leaders surrendered to Pakistan).
India is also a supporter of the BLA, so this time the BLA launched an attack that may not have anything to do with Iran.
However, the attack took place in Balochistan, which could lead to China's involvement. Because Balochistan is the main route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, from here there is a direct connection to the Gwadar port.
Gwadar Port) BLA had previously planned attacks on the port of Karachi and Chinese diplomatic facilities, but these operations were thwarted. Last year's attack on a Chinese convoy at the Gwadar port was also carried out by a BLA affiliate.
As for who the backers are, the answer is not difficult to guess. The reason why Iran supports the BLA is more just to "retaliate" against Pakistan for the position of Saudi Arabia and other positions. But the United States and India are keen to undermine China-Pakistan economic cooperation. Because neither the United States nor India wants China to increase its influence in the Indian Ocean.
2022 attack on the Confucius Institute shuttle).
Of course, specific matters still need to be investigated to reach conclusions. But in any case, the stability of Balochistan is important. This is a matter that affects the whole body, not only Pakistan's security, but also China-Pakistan cooperation and the regional situation.