"The most recent coordinated attacks by separatists in the southwestern province have killed dozens of people. It's called Pakistan's forgotten war. And it's been running for decades in Balochistan, the country's largest province by land area. More than 100 people have been killed in another wave of violence this week. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attacks, described as the deadliest so far."
"The BLA has escalated its attacks in recent years, saying it is fighting for an independent Balochistan. In Islamabad, the government blames what it says are its enemies for the violence. So, what will it take to end the cycle of violence in Balochistan? Presenter: Maleen Saeed Guests Raashid Wali Janjua director of research at Islamabad Policy Research Institute Sanaullah Baloch Balochistan National Party leader Ayesha Siddiqa senior research fellow at Defence Studies Department at King's College London"
Coordinated separatist attacks in southwestern Balochistan have killed dozens and form part of a decades-long conflict in Pakistan's largest province by land area. More than 100 people were killed in a recent wave of violence claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which described the attacks as the deadliest so far. The BLA has escalated operations in recent years and frames its campaign as a fight for an independent Balochistan. Islamabad attributes the violence to its enemies and faces pressure to combine security measures, political negotiation, and socioeconomic reforms to break the cycle of violence.
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