
Aug 17, 2026
✦India Today
Balochistan ministers pay extortion money; Pak army unleashes Afghan lashkars
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove escaped a convoy attack in Mastung district on August 14. Six people got injured during the incident. Reports said ministers paid extortion money to the BLA. Meanwhile, the army started using Afghan lashkars to fight pro-independence groups, showing how state authority has fell.