A major suicide bombing occurred in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on November 30, 2025, when militants targeted the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Nokundi in Chagai district. The attack—which began when a female bomber struck the main gate at around 8 p.m.—resulted in more than an hour of explosions and gunfire, allowing armed intruders to break through the cordon and enter before security forces could expel them.
An FC spokesperson confirmed a coordinated attack: one attacker detonated his explosives, killing him, and wounding two soldiers—who later died—while the Quick Reaction Force killed three more militants in heavy clashes. “The troops acted swiftly; the situation is under control,” the officer said, and the clearance operation was over by the morning of December 1. There were no further reports of a breach or casualties, although there was initial chaos in the remote border town near Iran and Afghanistan.
The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), through its “SOB” sub-unit, immediately claimed responsibility, calling it a “major attack” on the compound of foreign engineers linked to Reko Dik and Sendak Mining Ventures – the crown jewels of Pakistan, which hold the world’s largest untapped copper-gold reserves worth billions of dollars. The BLF released photographs of bomber Zarina Baloch wielding an M4 carbine, promised full details after the operation and described the attack as a protest against “exploitative” resource grabs. Pakistani officials rejected this claim, with some dispatches attributing it to the enemy Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), but did not respond.
The attack is the culmination of a 24-hour offensive in Balochistan: IED blasts, ambushes, and checkpoint raids elsewhere, highlighting the insurgents’ agility despite Islamabad’s heavy-handed measures – internet blackouts, transport halts, and city lockdowns. Analysts, quoted by ANI and TBP, continue to warn of vulnerabilities: “Baloch groups carry out attacks on their own, exposing gaps in security around strategic assets like CPEC and Reko Dik, which are vital for economic recovery.”
As tensions rise in the mineral-rich badlands, the Nokundi raid adds to calls for talks amid allegations of foreign interference – India, Afghanistan – giving a boost to Pakistan’s counter-insurgency campaign.
