In open letter to Jaishankar, Baloch leader flags China-Pakistan threat, warns of Chinese troop deployment

Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch has claimed that China could deploy its military forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan region within the next few months, warning that the deepening China-Pakistan alliance poses a serious threat. In an open letter addressed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and posted on X on New Year’s Day, Mir Yar Baloch said Baloch representatives view the growing strategic partnership between Islamabad and Beijing as “dangerous”. He said that Balochistan has faced decades of repression under Pakistan’s control, including what he described as state-sponsored violence and human rights abuses. “The people of Balochistan have endured Pakistan’s state…