Zareena Rafiq Becomes Fifth Baloch Female Suicide Bomber

Post-mortem Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Pakistan Volume 17, Issue 2

Executive Summary:

On November 30, 2025, Zareena Rafiq—serving in the Balochistan Liberation Front’s (BLF) Saddo Operational Battalion (SOB)—carried out a suicide attack on the Pakistani army’s brigade headquarters in Nokundi, becoming the fifth known Baloch Female suicide bomber.
In a statement after the attack, the BLF explicitly warned both the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Western nations against exploiting local mineral resources, marking a strategic expansion of militant targets beyond Chinese projects.
This operation signals an increased reliance on female suicide bombers such as Zareena—including their deployment in direct combat roles—and may catalyze women rising to leadership positions within the insurgency.

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