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NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - At least 24 dead, over 100 injured in suicide train bombing in Pakistan’s Balochistan region

Published May 25, 2026 QUETTA, Pakistan — A devastating suicide bombing struck a passenger train in Pakistan’s volatile Balochistan province on Sunday, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 100 others, according to [...]

NYTIMES (Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez) - A Perilous Train Ride Home in Pakistan on the Jaffer Express

We witnessed crossfire while waiting for the Jaffer Express, a vital lifeline through Balochistan. For many, it’s the only way home.

NYTIMES (Elian Peltier, Zia ur-Rehman, Christiaan Triebert, Pablo Robles and Asim Hafeez) - An Insurgency Threatens U.S. Mining Ambitions in Pakistan

Attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army could derail Pakistan’s plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - The Pakistanis and the Chinese break the blockade of Iran

Originally published by AND Magazine

On April 19, 2026, the U.S. Navy fired on the MV Touska, a container ship trying to run the blockade and deliver yet another shipment of sodium perchlorate from China to Iran so it could produce more solid rocket fuel for its ballistic missiles. That action closed off that critical resupply route for Tehran. The Pakistanis, in league with their Chinese allies, have now opened another resupply route. Or six. Under a new order , Pakistan has designated six routes for transit trade to Iran, including corridors linking Karachi, Port Qasim, and Gwadar with the Gabd and Taftan border points. The designated routes are Gwadar-Gabd; Karachi/Port Qasim-Lyari-Ormara-Pasni-Gabd; Karachi/Port Qasim-Khuzdar-Dalbandin-Taftan;…Open