Pak Envoy, US Lawmakers Hold Meetings on Bilateral Relations

US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent critique of Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations in Balochistan misrepresents ground realities, conflating state action with terrorism and ignoring the legacy of his own diplomatic failures.

Zalmay Khalilzad’s Distortion of Pakistan’s Security Realities

SAT Commentary February 3, 2026

Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent tweets portray Pakistan as collapsing, criticizing counterterrorism operations while ignoring the real drivers of instability in Balochistan: foreign-backed terrorism, criminal networks, and the civilian and security force toll. By conflating state action with militancy, he misrepresents ground realities and obscures the failures of his own Afghan diplomacy. This commentary exposes the gap between his rhetoric and Pakistan’s efforts to maintain law, order, and development under complex security challenges.

The evolving Balochistan security situation highlights the intersection of foreign-backed insurgency, criminal networks, and narrative warfare, reaffirming Pakistan’s long-standing concerns over external interference in its internal affairs.

The Indo-Israel Nexus and Proxy Insurgency: Challenges to Pakistan’s Stability in Balochistan

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026

Israel and India’s active support for Baloch militias confirms Pakistan’s long-standing concerns about foreign interference. Through proxy insurgency and narrative campaigns, external actors seek to destabilize Balochistan, undermine Pakistan’s internal security, and disrupt regional connectivity.

Balochistan’s Security Challenges, Criminal Networks, and Ground Realities

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026

Balochistan’s security challenge is not rooted in deprivation alone but in a long-entrenched nexus of militant outfits, criminal mafias, and foreign-sponsored narrative manipulation. The failure of “Operation Herof II” underscores the disconnect between militant propaganda and ground realities.

A critical examination of how selective activism, misinformation, and glorification of militancy are weaponized to portray Pakistan as a colonial aggressor, undermining state legitimacy and security.

Playing the Victim While Undermining the State

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026

The case of Imaan Mazari highlights a troubling pattern where deliberate misrepresentation of Pakistan as an occupying or genocidal state is framed as dissent, while rhetoric that normalizes violence is shielded behind the language of human rights.

BLA increasingly deploys women in suicide attacks and urban combat, exploiting identity and propaganda to expand militancy in Balochistan.

Gender, Propaganda, and the Rising Threat of BLA Women Militants in Balochistan

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026

The Balochistan Liberation Army is increasingly using women in suicide attacks and urban combat, turning gender and identity into tools of terror and propaganda, while expanding its operational reach in populated areas and normalizing militancy.

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Pak Envoy, US Lawmakers Hold Meetings on Bilateral Relations

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Zalmay Khalilzad’s Distortion of Pakistan’s Security Realities

The Indo-Israel Nexus and Proxy Insurgency: Challenges to Pakistan’s Stability in Balochistan

Balochistan’s Security Challenges, Criminal Networks, and Ground Realities

Playing the Victim While Undermining the State

Gender, Propaganda, and the Rising Threat of BLA Women Militants in Balochistan