‘Baseless claims’: India rejects Pakan’s allegations over deadly Balochan attacks | World News
India has rejected Pakan’s claims that New Delhi was linked to a wave of coordinated attacks in Balochan that killed dozens of people over the weekend.In a post on X, external affairs minry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India “categorically rejects the baseless allegations made Pakan”, calling them an attempt to divert attention from Islamabad’s “internal failings”.
Our response to media queries regarding comments made Pakan ⬇️🔗 https://t.co/4iSUMa8S0y pic.twitter.com/j7UrMfcb40— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) February 1, 2026
His response followed statements Pakan’s military and interior miner Mohsin Naqvi, who alleged that India supported the attackers involved in the violence in the southwestern province.
“Instead of parroting frivolous claims each time there is a violent incident, it would do better to focus on addressing the long-standing demands of its people in the region,” Jaiswal said. “Its record of suppression, brutality and violation of human rights is well known.”
What happened in Balochan
Pakan’s security forces said the attacks began on Friday and continued for nearly 40 hours across more than a dozen locations, including Quetta, Gwadar, Mastung and Noshki.
According to Pakani officials, armed men entered public places such as markets, hospitals, banks and schools, opening fire and attempting suicide bombings. Roads were briefly blocked in some areas, triggering large-scale counter-operations the army, police and counter-terrorism units.Story continues below this ad
A journal takes photo with his mobile phone to ambulances carrying the bodies of police officers who were killed in a militants attack, outside a hospital in Quetta, Pakan, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Pakan’s junior interior miner Talal Chaudhry said the attackers disguised themselves as civilians.
“In each case, the attackers came in dressed as civilians and indiscriminately targeted ordinary people working in shops,” he said, adding that civilians were used as human shields.
Death toll
Pakan’s military said nearly 200 people were killed in the fighting includes:
31 civilians
17 security personnel
145 militants, identified as members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)
Balochan Chief Miner Sarfraz Bugti said intelligence agencies had received warnings ahead of the attacks and that security forces had begun limited operations a day earlier.Story continues below this ad
“We had intelligence reports that this kind of operation was being planned,” Bugti said.
Pakan’s defence miner Khawaja Asif said two of the attacks involved female attackers and warned that militants were increasingly targeting civilians, labourers and low-income communities.
Separat group claims responsibility
The banned Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attacks saying it launched a coordinated operation named “Herof” or “black storm”.
The group claimed it killed 84 security personnel and captured 18 others. Pakani authorities rejected those figures, and the claims could not be independently verified.Story continues below this ad
The military said security forces prevented any attackers from taking control of cities or strategic installations.
Balochan, Pakan’s largest but poorest province, has faced a decades-long separat insurgency led ethnic Baloch groups demanding greater autonomy and a larger share of natural resources.
The region is central to the China-Pakan Economic Corridor, including the deep-water port of Gwadar, but residents have long complained that development projects have not improved daily life or access to jobs and services.
—With inputs from agencies
