Balochistan Mining: BLA Attacks & Reko Diq

Gunmen stormed a mining site in Chagai district, killing 10 individuals (~55km from Reko Diq) (2026-04-26). In a separate incident, a grenade attack injured five Punjabi labourers at a residence in Dalbandin (~192km from Reko Diq) (2026-04-29). These incidents represent a severe, direct kinetic threat to mining personnel and non-local workers within the immediate mine corridor. The N-25 supply route is assessed as DISRUPTED due to unverified reports of an armed assault on a police station in Yakmach (~55km from Reko Diq) (2026-04-25) and ongoing protests in Quetta (~319km from Reko Diq) (2026-04-28). Quetta Police issued a severe threat alert regarding the BLA's planned 'Operation Herof III', warning of imminent attacks on military and police installations across Balochistan (2026-05-01). The Chaman border crossing (~444km from Reko Diq) remains NO_GO amid intense cross-border military strikes between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces (2026-04-29). The European Investment Bank is evaluating potential investments and mineral offtake access for the Reko Diq project (2026-04-30). The State Bank of Pakistan raised its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5%, increasing local borrowing costs (2026-04-27). Pakistan authorized six new land routes to Iran to bypass disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz (2026-04-26). Gold: Rs483,000/tola. Copper: No USD benchmark available this period.

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