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The Pulse | Security | South Asia Baloch militant groups have increasingly targeted commerce, including mining trucks, traveling on local highways. Advertisement Recent shifts in Balochistan’s security threaten Pakistan’s efforts to capitalize on two major mineral deposits in its largest – but poorest – province. Canadian mining company Barrick Gold seeks to begin mining operations at Reko Diq Copper … Read more
Flashpoints | Security | South Asia Gulzar Imam’s arrest has only had a negligible effect on the fighting in Pakistan’s poorest province. Advertisement On May 24, Pakistani authorities in Quetta hosted a press event with Gulzar Imam, the captured leader of the Balochistan National Army insurgent group. Imam, who had been a militant since 2009, claimed that time in … Read more