By: Babar Yousafzai
As someone who has long observed the regional dynamics of South Asia, I can say without hesitation: India’s ongoing hybrid war against Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan, is neither hidden nor subtle anymore. It has entered a phase where even Indian officials and affiliated propaganda accounts no longer feel the need to conceal their operations. Instead, they flaunt them, boasting about psychological warfare operations under hashtags like #OperationBAM and issuing veiled threats from fake Baloch identity accounts. This is not just cyber warfare; this is state-sponsored terrorism dressed up as activism.
The recent press conference by Pakistan’s Director General ISPR has laid bare what many of us already knew. India is not just interfering; it is actively orchestrating unrest through terrorist proxies like BLA and BLF. Their social media cells—operated by Indian intelligence agents—are masquerading as Baloch nationalists to incite fear, manipulate narratives, and demoralize our people. Accounts like “Baba Banaras,” “Bahot Baloch,” and “Ashob” are just digital mouthpieces of RAW. These are not dissidents. These are tools of a foreign power trying to ignite an insurgency.
Let’s be clear: India is using terrorism as a weapon of state policy. These groups aren’t just attacking security forces; they’re targeting students, construction workers, doctors, and infrastructure projects. Their objective is to derail progress in Balochistan, to convince its people that development will never come, and to keep them in a perpetual state of deprivation.
Even former Afghan intelligence chief General Sami Sadat admitted in public forums that India was funding Afghan Taliban factions and Baloch separatist groups to destabilize Pakistan. And India’s so-called “security czar,” Ajit Doval, has formed dedicated teams, including operatives like Ashok Kumar Anand, Yogesh Kumar, Major Sandeep, and Sukhvinder, whose sole purpose is to direct terrorist activities in Balochistan. This isn’t speculation. This is backed by ground intelligence and confessions of captured and surrendered terrorists.
Take the case of Gulzar Imam Shambay or Sarfaraz Bangalzai—two high-ranking insurgents who surrendered and openly confessed to receiving Indian funding, training, and logistical support. Their testimonies are damning. These men were not fighting for any ideology. They were on India’s payroll, tasked with killing Pakistanis and halting progress.
What is most appalling is how Indian propaganda machines know about attacks before they happen. On multiple occasions, we’ve seen pro-BLA social media accounts celebrating attacks or issuing warnings days in advance. This isn’t a coincidence. This is coordination—coordinated terrorism broadcast in real time to create fear and confusion.
Let’s not forget India’s use of fabricated identities like “Raj Bibi”—a so-called Baloch activist who was later exposed as an Indian national. This is the level of deception we’re up against.
Pakistan must treat this not just as an insurgency, but as an open, state-sponsored war. We must stop viewing these terrorists as misguided youth or estranged groups. They are proxies of a hostile enemy. And there is only one way to deal with an enemy who uses terror as a tool—through force, not negotiation.
I strongly believe that Pakistan needs to adopt a harder, more assertive posture. We are a nuclear power. We are not a weak state. Any nation that tries to destabilize us must face the full weight of our state apparatus. Our security forces have already foiled many of these plots, but now is the time to go beyond defensive measures.
We must take these proofs—these testimonies, these videos, these digital fingerprints—to international forums. We must expose India’s duplicity: preaching peace on one hand while funding murderers with the other.
India’s so-called “Operation Baam” will fail, just like every other covert mission they’ve attempted in Balochistan. The people of Balochistan are not traitors; they are proud Pakistanis. Yes, they want justice and development, but they do not want it at the cost of their country’s sovereignty.
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We will not be blackmailed by fake hashtags or fear. We will not allow a foreign power to sabotage the future of our youth. And we will not rest until every single terror conduit—whether armed or digital—is dismantled.
