Watch Zrumbesh English’s Exclusive Video on 90,000 Intelligence-Based Operations in Balochistan.
Placed within this global context, the claimed 90,000 IBOs in Balochistan, equivalent to roughly 7,500 per month or 246 per day, align not with low- or medium-intensity conflicts, but with some of the most heavily militarized conflict zones in the world. Yet this stands in stark contrast to repeated official assertions that Balochistan faces only a “few miscreants” and that the conflict’s intensity is limited.
The contradiction becomes sharper when viewed alongside remarks made in April by Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, who stated that around 1,500 individuals belonging to groups could not “take Balochistan away from Pakistan,” adding that even their “ten generations” would fail to do so. If one accepts this estimate and also accepts the official claims, a fundamental question arises: why would approximately 90,000 intelligence-based operations be required to control an estimated force of 1,500 insurgents?
Research & Concept: Umair Baloch (Editor at Zrumbesh English)
Voice Over: Zohra Baloch
Assistance & Support: Jalal Baloch, Jawad Raisi, ZBC Team
