And here’s one on the #Baloch in the southeast of #Iran. #Baluchistan #Balochistan 2/2

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BasisPointInsight.com - Pakistan’s Baluchistan Moment: Military Power Without Political Imagination by Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) A long-ignored insurgency resurfaces in Balochistan, exposing the limits of military force without political vision—and the urgent need for reconciliation over repression. by Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (...

1/3 Pakistan’s handling of Baluchistan reflects a deeper failure, not of force, but of imagination. Repeated cycles of military suppression have failed to deliver lasting peace. With no credible political outreach or reconciliation strategy, resentment is deepening, not dissipating.

#Baluchistan

Jask is waking up! 🌊 On Jan 6, this southern port city joined Zabol, Zahedan & Iranshahr in a massive Baluchistan surge. Despite Molavi Abdolhamid’s calls for caution, the people are choosing the streets. Unstoppable! 👊🦁🇮🇷

#IranProtests #Jask #16Dey #Baluchistan #Iran #Freedom

Iran’s Floods and the IRGC’s Dams: How Militarized Construction Destroyed Local Livelihoods in Baluchistan Late December rains turned deadly where non-standard IRGC-linked dams and land grabs rerouted floodwaters, drowning farms, villages, and the economic lifelines of local communities. The recent wave of heavy rainfall and floods across Iran followed weeks of dryness, then arrived in force, bringing waterlogging, flash floods, and severe disruptions across multiple provinces. Yet in the southeast—on the Baluchistan–Hormozgan edge, a historically marginalized social geography—the same rainfall became something else: a disaster intensified by human intervention, especially non-standard earthen dams and embankments attributed by local reports to “Mahan,” a company widely described as linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). What local Baluch platforms and field accounts describe is not simply “rain causing floods,” but rain colliding with a militarized development model: upstream capture of land and water, weak or absent technical oversight, and structures that interrupt natural flood pathways. When those structures fail, they do not fail neutrally. They release and redirect destructive flows onto villages and farmlands downstream—onto people with the least protection and the least political leverage. Giyavan-Zamin: fertile land turned into a flood basin In the Giyavan-Zamin plain—reported in local coverage as spanning parts of Jask and Sirik counties in eastern Hormozgan, along the Makran belt—late December rains that many residents hoped would bring relief quickly became catastrophic. Local reporting describes a chain reaction triggered upstream: several large, non-standard earthen dams broke, sending a sudden wall of water toward downstream villages and agricultural lands. The scale of loss is repeatedly emphasized. Giyavan-Zamin is described as a major agricultural zone—about 1,500–1,700 hectares of fertile land—built up through heavy investment by local farmers (figures reported in the hundreds of billions of tomans). It had become a hub for export watermelon production, supplying regional and international markets. Within hours, much of this farmland was reportedly submerged, collapsing an entire cycle of production, seasonal labor, transport, and export. Upstream capture, downstream vulnerability Local accounts connect the disaster to a longer process. Over recent years, Mahan is reported to have taken control of large stretches of land upstream—described as ancestral lands—then built multiple large earthen dams, reportedly around 40 meters high. The key allegation is not merely that dams exist, but that they were constructed without basic safety requirements, without proper flood-routing design, and without effective oversight—in short, without attention to the living requirements of Baluch communities. In such settings, “flood control” becomes a kind of flood production: the natural flood corridor is blocked, water accumulates where it should not, and when the structure gives way, the release is sudden and concentrated—more destructive than a normal seasonal flow. Villages inundated, a child killed, livelihoods shattered The reported impact extends from infrastructure to life itself. Several villages and settlements were described as fully inundated, and at least one child death was reported. Homes were flooded, documents and personal property destroyed, and farmland wiped out. But the deeper damage is economic and long-term. Reports describe the loss of crops and productive land as a direct blow to local survival: farmers left with debts, workers left without seasonal employment, and an entire region facing livelihood collapse. Estimates in local reporting suggest that tens of thousands could be affected directly or indirectly through agriculture, trade, and associated labor. Why this year felt different: not “more rain,” but more intervention A striking claim in local accounts is comparative: residents and observers note that earlier flood events with substantial rainfall did not produce the same level of destruction. The implication is political and technical: what changed was the landscape itself—reshaped by unregulated water-control projects, land conversion, and an absence of accountable oversight. Bashagard: another earthen dam breaks, another set of villages flooded A second reported dam failure reinforced the pattern. In Bashagard’s Palpalak plain (Hormozgan Province), an earthen dam reportedly built for irrigating date-palm groves broke during the same late-December rainfall period. Floodwaters then moved into downstream areas, affecting villages such as Jegin and Diwol and damaging palm groves and farmland. Here too, local accounts emphasize two things: first, that the structure was allegedly built without proper technical and safety standards; and second, that the governance model—military-linked or quasi-state contractors operating with minimal transparency—creates a recurring cycle of risk for downstream communities. When climate volatility meets unaccountable construction These southeastern incidents unfolded within a nationwide rainfall episode that produced floods and severe disruptions in multiple provinces. This matters because it clarifies the stakes: climate volatility is real, and heavy rainfall can overwhelm many infrastructures. But local Baluch reporting insists that the decisive factor in these cases was the way infrastructure and land were rearranged—without accountability—so that ordinary rain becomes a livelihood-destroying force. In other words, the disaster is not only meteorological, and therefore not simply “natural.” It is political. It is built into the choices about where dams go, who controls upstream land, which flood corridors are blocked, and who is left to absorb the consequences. Rain as brief relief, rain as renewed ruin Even the region’s ecosystems mirror this contradiction. Some reporting notes that recent rains briefly re-watered parts of Jazmurian, a wetland long damaged by drought and upstream interventions. That temporary revival offers a glimpse of what rainfall could mean under a different water regime. But local environmental warnings also stress that without guaranteed environmental flows and a change in upstream dam policy, the region will remain trapped in oscillation: short-lived inundations followed by long, grinding dryness. What accountability would actually require Local residents and platforms repeatedly call for accountability and compensation. But the underlying demands implied by these reports go further: First, independent technical investigation into the design, siting, and safety of these earthen dams and embankments, especially where they intersect with known flood corridors. Second, transparency around upstream land acquisition and changes in land use that intensify downstream risk. Third, enforceable standards and liability: if a structure is built without safety and destroys downstream lives and livelihoods, those who built and authorized it must face consequences—not media visits, not photo-ops. Fourth, a reconstruction model centered on local survival: restoring farmland, compensating farmers and workers, and rebuilding protective infrastructure that respects natural drainage rather than overriding it. Without these changes, the cycle will repeat with each new rainfall system: drought, then heavy rain, then breach, then flood—and another round of dispossession, hidden behind the language of “development.”

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Separatist Group Jaish Al-Adl Rebrands As Wider Iranian Opposition Jaish al-Adl has formed a new coalition, the “Popular Resistance Front,” with smaller Baluch militant groups to target Iran’s clerical establishment. The alliance signals a shift from Baluch separatis...

#Baluchistan #Iran #JaishAl-Adl #rebrand #PopularResistanceFront
#oppostion ‼️‼️
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#baluchistan #iran photo by @bahareh.mohamadian

Mahrang Baloch: la voz rebelde del pueblo baluche | Ornitorrinco - Historias en (ex)tensión Desde una celda en Quetta, Baluschistán, Mahrang Baloch encarna la resistencia de un pueblo silenciado por décadas.

Mahrang Baloch: la voz rebelde del pueblo baluche

La lucha del pueblo de #Baluchistan y su principal lideresa.

Gracias @karloszurutuza.bsky.social por siempre abrir las puertas del territorio baluche.

TLF Special: Sources in Turkey Warn Iran's Latest Raids May Foreshadow Broader Escalation On Wednesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had killed 13 alleged militants and arrested several others ...

TLF Special: Sources in Turkey Warn Iran's Latest Raids May Foreshadow Broader Escalation

#Iran #Baluchistan #Sistan #Attack

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‏14 اگست والے دن بلوچستان کے بچوں نے وزیر اعلی سرفراز بگٹی سے گلے ، شکوے کردیے

بچوں نے کہا کہ وزیرتعلیم نے ہمیں 5 لاکھ انعام دینے کا اعلان کیا ہے۔۔اللہ کرے ہمیں یہ انعام مل جائے۔ باتیں ہوتی ہیں پر ملتا نہیں ہے۔

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#Baluchistan
#Quetta

@silvermansecurity.bsky.social @beyerstein.bsky.social @aravosis.bsky.social @johngcole.bsky.social There appears to be some kind of armed uprising in #Baluchistan in #Iran

Gunmen Storm Courthouse in Iran’s Sensitive Sistan-Baluchistan Province At least eight people were killed and 13 others wounded on Saturday when armed assailants opened fire inside the main courthouse in Zahedan,...

Gunmen Storm Courthouse in Iran’s Sensitive Sistan-Baluchistan Province

#Iran #Baluchistan #Sistan #Attack

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Wie Israels Angriff auf Iran Pakistans gefährlichste Bruchlinie destabilisiert Pakistans Angst vor einem brennenden Grenzstreifen wächst – während Iran ins Wanken gerät, bereiten sich alte Feinde auf neue Allianzen vor.

Wie Israels Angriff auf Iran Pakistans gefährlichste Bruchlinie destabilisiert
Pakistans Angst vor einem brennenden Grenzstreifen wächst – während Iran ins Wanken gerät, ...
#Pakistan #Iran #Israel #Baluchistan #Separatismus #JaishalAdl
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History, #maps, and borders: ''#Persia, Afghanistan and Baluchistan'' (published by The Americana Company, 1904)
#map #geography #war #borders #Iran #Tehran #Baluchistan #Iraq #Palestine #Israel #Arabia #Syria #Turkiye #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Georgia #Russia #Afghanistan #Pakistan #India #China

Education in Balochistan under threat - Daily Times Education in Balochistan under threat. In a research according to IRC, there are 63 million school going aged children in Pakistan

#Education #Pakistan #Baluchistan
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Heatwave Alert: Heatstroke toll surged to 605 in last 10 days A severe heatwave gripping Sindh has led to 605 reported cases of heatstroke over the past ten days, according to the PMD.

[Pakistan] Heatwave Alert: Heatstroke toll surged to 605 in last 10 days timesofkarachi.pk/71618-heatwa... via #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #SevereWeather #Intense #Heatwave #Sibi #Sindh #Baluchistan #Lahore #Punjab #Pakistan

'Temperatures in parts of Pakistan have spiked up to 48 degrees Celsius, many degrees above the average for this time of May.' > www.dw.com/en/temperatu... via #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #SevereWeather #Intense #Heatwave #Sibi #Sindh #Baluchistan #Lahore #Punjab #Pakistan

Heatwave conditions: Mercury soars to 50 Celsius in Sibi ISLAMABAD: Met office said that the heatwave conditions persist in the country as maximum 50-degree Celsius temperature recorded in Baluchistan's Sibi,

[Pakistan] Heatwave conditions: Mercury soars to 50 Celsius in Sibi arynews.tv/heatwave-con... via #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #SevereWeather #Intense #Heatwave #Sibi #Sindh #Baluchistan #Pakistan

#pakistanmineralsinvestmentforum2025
#april8and9 #islamabad #PMLN #Baluchistan

5 soldiers killed, over 30 injured in suicide bombing in Pakistan | Al Bawaba ALBAWABA- At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed and more than 30 others injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber from the Baloch Liberation Army (

5 soldiers killed, over 30 injured in suicide bombing in Pakistan

#Pakistan #Baluchistan

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#Kidnapping #and #Hostages #Terrorism #Railroads #War #and #Armed #Conflicts #Baluchistan #(Pakistan)

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#Kidnapping #and #Hostages #Terrorism #Railroads #War #and #Armed #Conflicts #Baluchistan #(Pakistan)

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#Kidnapping #and #Hostages #Terrorism #Railroads #War #and #Armed #Conflicts #Baluchistan #(Pakistan)

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#Terrorism #Secession #and #Independence #Movements #Railroads #Kidnapping #and #Hostages #Baluchistan #(Pakistan)

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بلوچستان لبریشن آرمی کی طاقت اور پاکستان آرمی سے جنگ ۔
تالی ایک ہاتھ سے نہیں بجتی، اگر بلوچوں کا حق دے دیتے تو اس طرح ہماری عوام اور بے گنا سپاہی ان کے ہاتھوں قتل نا ہوتے۔

#Baluchistan #SuicideBombers #BLA

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18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan Pakistan's military says 18 troops and 23 separatist rebels have been killed in fighting in northwestern Balochistan province.

"18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in #Baluchistan"
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Forced Flames: The Dark Saga of Female Bombers - Stratheia Trend of female suicide bombers in Baluchistan highlights socio-economic gaps, BLA recruitment tactics, and urgent security concerns.

Terrorism thrives on division and despair. Baluchistan needs policies addressing inequality, education, and security for lasting peace.
#Pakistan #BLA #Baluchistan #Terrorism #CounterTerrorism #HumanRights #PeaceForBaluchistan #SocioEconomicReform #SecurityReform
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