// Global Analysis Archive
Pakistan is intensifying efforts to develop its mineral sector as a route to investment and economic diversification, while engaging both China and the United States in critical minerals and value-chain initiatives. The strategy faces execution risks centered on governance centralization, local benefit-sharing in Balochistan, and the credibility gap between headline reserve valuations and bankable project fundamentals.
The Diplomat reports that multiple Baloch separatist militant groups are increasingly deploying female suicide bombers, citing a November 2025 attack in Nokundi as a key marker of diffusion. The trend is portrayed as both a tactical adaptation and a recruitment-and-messaging tool amplified by social media and factional competition.
Pakistan is intensifying efforts to develop its mineral sector as a route to investment and economic diversification, while engaging both China and the United States in critical minerals and value-chain initiatives. The strategy faces execution risks centered on governance centralization, local benefit-sharing in Balochistan, and the credibility gap between headline reserve valuations and bankable project fundamentals.
The Diplomat reports that multiple Baloch separatist militant groups are increasingly deploying female suicide bombers, citing a November 2025 attack in Nokundi as a key marker of diffusion. The trend is portrayed as both a tactical adaptation and a recruitment-and-messaging tool amplified by social media and factional competition.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-509 | Pakistan’s Minerals Pivot: Balancing China and the US Amid Balochistan Governance Friction | Pakistan | 2026-02-01 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-184 | Female Suicide Bombings Emerge as a Competitive Tactic Across Baloch Militant Factions | Pakistan | 2025-11-01 | 0 | ACCESS » |