Missiles targeting several Indian military sites in Jammu, Punjab and other border areas. The Indian Armed Forces successfully intercepted and neutralised these threats and carried out targeted strikes on Pakistani military positions, focusing specifically on air defence radars and systems in several locations, including Lahore.
As news of these cross-border hostilities spread, social media and some news outlets began circulating unverified claims that India had also attacked Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. But are these claims true?
India has not Launched Any Attacks on Quetta
The Indian government, through its Press Information Bureau (PIB), has categorically denied any attack on Quetta or any civilian areas in Pakistan. PIB’s Fact Check unit also exposed several other pieces of misinformation, including fake videos and recycled images being circulated by Pakistan-based social media handles.
Furthermore, the officials have urged the public to rely only on verified government sources for updates, underlining that India’s response was focused, measured, and strictly limited to military targets, specifically air defence installations, not civilian centres like Quetta.
What happened in Balochistan?
What actually unfolded in Balochistan last night and in recent days was a series of deadly attacks not by India, but by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group fighting for an independent Balochistan. The BLA claimed responsibility for two major attacks on Pakistani military convoys in the Bolan and Kech regions, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 Pakistani soldiers, including senior officers.
In the Mach-Kachhi district, a remote-controlled IED destroyed a military vehicle, killing all on board. Another attack targeted a bomb disposal squad in Kech. The BLA released videos of these operations, and Pakistani authorities confirmed the casualties.
These attacks are part of a wider and ongoing insurgency in Balochistan, where the BLA has intensified its campaign against the Pakistani state. The group has a long history of targeting security forces, infrastructure, and even foreign nationals, particularly Chinese workers involved in development projects. Just in the past few months, the BLA has hijacked trains, attacked convoys, and carried out bombings in various parts of the province, including Quetta itself.
Conflict between BLA and Pakistan Government
The roots of the BLA’s struggle go back decades. Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest but least developed province, has seen repeated uprisings since its accession to Pakistan in 1948. Many Baloch nationalists accuse Islamabad of exploiting the region’s rich natural resources without fair compensation or development for the local people.
The BLA, formed around the year 2000, is the most prominent of several armed groups demanding either greater autonomy or outright independence for Balochistan. The group is designated as a terrorist organisation by Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and others.
Pakistan consistently accuses India of supporting the BLA, calling it an “Indian proxy,” but India has repeatedly denied any involvement, and no credible evidence has been made public to support these claims. The BLA itself frames its struggle as a fight for freedom from what it calls “Pakistani occupation,” and its attacks have grown in sophistication and scale in recent years, including the use of advanced weaponry and coordinated operations.
While tensions between India and Pakistan remain high following recent border clashes and retaliatory strikes, the reports of an Indian attack on Quetta are false.
