Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that coordinated terrorist attacks were carried out on Saturday at twelve different locations across Balochistan, with a deliberate attempt to cause widespread bloodshed.

He stated that these attacks were aimed at compensating for the losses suffered over the past year by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its affiliated organisations.

Addressing a press conference at his residence in Sialkot today, the Defence Minister said that multiple locations across Balochistan were targeted simultaneously, highlighting the organised nature of the attacks.

He described these incidents as reflecting a clear nexus, two sides of the same coin, between India and the BLA, stating that the BLA was operating as a proxy of India.

Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that following the major setback faced by India in May last year, such attacks are now being used to deliberately target civilian populations.

He said these actions are intended to destabilise Pakistan at a time when the country, after enduring two years of economic hardship, has begun progressing again by the grace of God.

He added that India and the BLA want to push Pakistan back into economic darkness and undermine its national integrity.

According to the Defence Minister, intelligence reports and confessional statements from arrested militants clearly indicate that the links of these terrorist activities lead back to India.

He reiterated that the BLA is a globally designated terrorist organisation, banned both nationally and internationally.

The Defence Minister expressed grave concern that terrorist organisations are now exploiting women and children.

He cited the failed child suicide bombing attempt in Karachi and the case of a young girl in Pasni as clear evidence that innocent minds are being systematically radicalised.

He said people facing poverty, unemployment, and economic hardship are being deliberately targeted by extremist networks.

He said suicide attacks were also attempted on the Frontier Corps headquarters in Noshki and Dalbandin, while nearly twelve locations were targeted in total. Due to timely action by security forces, all attempts were foiled.

During these operations, eleven security personnel were martyred, while over one hundred militants have been killed in the past two days, a number expected to rise further.

Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that due to Balochistan’s vast geographical area and sparse population, terrorists have sometimes gained temporary advantages, but these will be eliminated in the coming days.

He added that terrorist leadership operating from Afghanistan is exploiting innocent youth for malicious objectives.

He made it clear that Pakistan is fighting a long and decisive war against the BLA and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and there will be no sympathy or leniency for these groups anywhere in the country.

He said strict action will also be taken against facilitators of terrorism, who will meet the same fate as the terrorists themselves.

The Defence Minister noted that past counterterrorism measures had reduced attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, but stressed the need for even more effective action.

He said Pakistan will take all necessary measures to defend itself—whether terrorists are inside or outside its borders—in accordance with its constitutional mandate and state responsibility.

He further stated that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the most targeted province and noted that the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa condemned the attacks this morning, expressing national unity.

Concluding, Khawaja Muhammad Asif emphasised that political differences must be set aside in the national fight against terrorism.

The sacrifices of the martyrs, he said, reflect the devotion of sons and daughters from every province who have laid down their lives for the homeland. This struggle transcends political affiliations—loyalty is to the nation and the soil alone.