Amid soaring hostilities, Pakistan’s vow of open combat with Afghanistan has drawn sharp rebuttal from a Baloch separatist leader, who says Kabul now controls the narrative.
Moula Bakhsh Baloch, speaking to IANS from Finland as part of the Free Balochistan Movement’s cabinet, declared the conflict irreversible for Pakistan. ‘Arrow loosed; truce is Afghanistan’s prerogative, not this terror state.’ He exposed what he sees as Islamabad’s financial desperation masked as victimhood to extract funds.
‘Despite size, Pakistan scrapes for cash, faking terror victimization while sponsoring it,’ he charged. ‘Assaulting civilians defies all faiths—why children and women? Their forces peddle falsehoods through massacres, true terrorists themselves.’
Denouncing holy month strikes, Baloch foresaw doom. ‘Hypocritical Islamists err gravely to curry favor, but Afghanistan’s people-centric fight spells Pakistan’s peril.’ On incentives, he stated: ‘Terrorist nation breeding violence in Balochistan, Afghanistan, India—their foul mindset demands worldwide clampdown. Baloch are alarmed.’
With Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s belligerence, dynamics pivot. ‘Ball in Afghanistan’s court: end fight or avenge? Prime opportunity to fix Durand Line stance—we Baloch share their view.’ This British-imposed 2,611 km frontier, disputed since inception, fragments ethnic Pashtun areas, breeding constant border friction.
The impasse spotlights unresolved colonial legacies, mutual terror claims, and strategic posturing, with Afghanistan’s choice poised to alter regional power equations dramatically.