‘Everyone here is corrupt’: What fuels the Balochistan separatist violence

As the dust of another deadly conflict settles over the scarred ridges of Sulaiman and Kirthar ranges in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest but most sparsely populated province, a volatile mix of long-ignored grievances, a brutal rebellion, proxy wars and high-stakes geopolitics erupts again.

For nearly 40 hours, a fierce battle was waged in those ridges in what officials called a “desperate” wave ...