Balochistan Mining Security Assessment 2026

In Chagai District (~49km from Reko Diq), the Taftan border crossing is experiencing a mass influx of over 2,000 Pakistani nationals fleeing the escalating conflict in Iran. Locally, unverified reports indicate a grenade attack targeted police in Dalbandin (~49km from the mine), while authorities destroyed a 200-acre opium plantation in the district. Meanwhile, the UN Working Group has reportedly issued a communication regarding alleged human rights violations at the Reko Diq project. Along the primary supply routes, the N-25 Highway remains CONGESTED due to severe nationwide fuel shortages and panic buying following a Rs 55/liter price hike. Regionally, security forces killed 15 terrorists in intelligence-based operations in Balochistan (~314km from the mine), while the BLA claimed responsibility for 14 recent attacks across the province. The Chaman border crossing (~436km from the mine) remains DISRUPTED amid intense cross-border fighting under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq. Nationally, the geopolitical fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war has triggered a bloodbath at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which plummeted over 11,000 points. Nationwide protests over the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader have prompted road closures and a three-day curfew in major cities. Gold: >$5,000/oz Copper: $12,986.61/MT

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