The report says BYC and associated groups have expanded violence against judges, workers and bus passengers.
The martyrdom of District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his bodyguard in Mastung signals a dangerous change in Balochistan as, after failing to break law enforcement, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and its associated terrorist groups have now directed their attacks against civilians and state institutions.
On Thursday, District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his security guard were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle on the national highway in Mastung, Balochistan. Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari and another person were seriously injured in the attack.
The attack reflects a calculated shift in strategy to instil widespread fear and destabilize public administration across Balochistan.
Read: District judge and security guard killed in gun attack in Mastung, Balochistan
For months, state law enforcement agencies managed to act as a wall against anti-state elements. In response, these terrorist networks – operating under the cover of the BYC – have expanded their scope of violence to soft targets, unarmed citizens and judicial officials in a desperate attempt to create chaos.
The attack comes amid a sudden wave of violence deliberately directed against non-military civilian targets, including the targeted killing of Judge Kakar, five innocent workers in Mashkel and bus passengers in Khadkocha.
This shift towards attacking civilian institutions reached a breaking point following the June 22, 2026 sentencing of BYC chief Mahrang Lango by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Quetta. Unable to confront law enforcement directly on the ground, leaders turned their sights to the judicial system.
On the day of the verdict, Sammi Deen, a close associate of Mahrang, issued a provocative statement on social media explicitly inciting hostility against the judges.
Justice Kakar’s martyrdom occurred exactly a month after Sammi Deen’s statement, confirming warnings from local observers that BYC rhetoric serves as a direct operational signal for the BLA and its affiliated terrorist groups to execute attacks on soft targets.
Having lost ground to resilient law enforcement forces, these terrorist elements and their political enablers are now demonstrating that they do not recognize any distinctions in matters of religion, humanity or ethnicity.
By attacking judges, unarmed workers, women and bus passengers, their only remaining objective is to disrupt daily life, stop regional development and serve external handlers by attacking the very fabric of civil society in Balochistan.
