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Balochistan

Pakistan Army personnel gathered during Operation Shabaan in Balochistan, with soldiers raising their fists as a senior officer addresses the formation in a mountainous area.

Operation Shaban and the Weight of Seven Decades

SAT Editorial Desk July 17, 2026

On 5 July 2026, after nine police personnel were martyred and eighteen others abducted and executed at the Mangi Dam police post in Ziarat, the

Provincial Mines and Mineral Development Secretary Zafar Bukhari briefed the meeting on affairs and objectives of the two companies

US Strategic Ambitions in Balochistan’s Mineral Wealth Amid Enduring Security Threats

SAT Commentary June 2, 2026

As Amir Jahangir in his opinion piece “The Mineral Gambit” published in The News on June 1, 2026, highlights the United States faces a profound