A series of poorly executed terrorist attacks were carried out across multiple locations in Balochistan on Wednesday as part of a campaign branded by the perpetrators as “Herof 2.0".
Pakistan’s security forces responded swiftly at all locations, thwarting the attacks, neutralizing terrorists, and restoring control within hours.
According to security sources, the attacks were executed by Fitna-al-Hindustan, a foreign-sponsored terrorist network of BLA. Despite propaganda claims circulated by FAH-linked outlets and Indian media, the attacks failed to achieve any effects.
Multiple targets, coordinated effective response
In Quetta’s Saryab Road area, terrorists attempted to target a police van. Police personnel immediately returned fire, while Frontier Corps (FC) troops reinforced the response. As a result, four terrorists were killed and the area was secured.
In Nushki, terrorists carried out a fire raid on the FC Headquarters. Alert troops responded heavily, forcing the attackers to flee without causing damage.
An attack was attempted on the FC Headquarters in Dalbandin, where at least two explosions were reported. Security forces promptly cordoned off the area and engaged the attackers. The situation remained under control as clearance operations continued.
In Kalat, terrorists failing targeted the deputy commissioner’s office and police lines, triggering a firefight. Security forces responded effectively, inflicting losses on the attackers and preventing further escalation.
Additional attacks were reported in Pasni, where terrorists attempted a distant fire raid on a Pakistan Coast Guards facility, and in Gwadar, where a labourers’ colony was targeted. In both cases, police and FC units responded in time, thwarting the attacks.
Simultaneous grenade and distant fire raids were also launched against security posts in Balicha, Tump, Mastung, and Kharan, all of which were repulsed.
Situation under control
Security officials confirmed that the overall situation across Balochistan remained firmly under control, with only 2–3 security personnel sustaining minor injuries. No strategic installations were damaged.
The attacks followed recent counter-terrorism operations in which more than 50 terrorists were eliminated across Balochistan, suggesting that the latest violence was a desperate attempt to compensate for heavy losses however, it has again miserably failed.
Foreign-controlled terrorist leadership, local losses
Responsibility for the violence is placed squarely on Bashir Zeb Baloch, Allah Nazar and the exiled Harbiyar Marri, who operate from safe havens outside Pakistan, primarily in Afghanistan. The BLA as well as BLac are proscribed terrorist organisations under Pakistani law and BLA is also designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States.
Security analysts note that while BLA leaders remain safe abroad, Baloch youth are repeatedly pushed into high-risk attacks, including suicide operations and frontal assaults, leading to their miserable deaths. Many casualties resulting from failed attacks, internal rifts, and factional clashes are later misrepresented by BLA- and BLF-linked propaganda networks of BYC and BNM as so-called “enforced disappearances.”
The group’s increasing focus on soft civilian targets, including labourers’ settlements and mixed-population areas, has further exposed its criminal character, contradicting its claims of representing Baloch interests.
Failure of ‘Herof 2.0’
Despite inflated claims, the outcome of “Herof 2.0” reflects poor planning, weak execution, and rapid collapse under professional security response. Officials say the campaign has only highlighted the futility of armed violence and the growing isolation of terrorist networks in Balochistan.
Pakistan’s security forces have reiterated their commitment to protecting all citizens, particularly vulnerable communities in Balochistan, and to continuing targeted counter-terrorism operations to dismantle foreign-sponsored networks operating in the province.
As authorities stressed, true accountability lies with the BLA’s and BLaf’s foreign-based terrorist leaders and their foreign handlers, whose actions continue to cost Baloch youth their lives while bringing neither progress nor relief to the people in Balochistan.
