Balochistan, May 19 -- The N-40 Quetta-Taftan Highway became one of the most tense and strategically sensitive routes in Balochistan, between 10 and 17 May 2026, with incidents of armed activity, road blockades, ambushes, and temporary control of highway sections reported from areas including Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, and Washuk, according to a report by The Balochistan Post.

Temporary snap-checking points reportedly remained operational for several hours at different locations, repeatedly affecting traffic movement along the highway. On 15 May, the RCD Highway (N-40) was shut down for several hours after a major bridge in Sheikh Wasil, near Nushki in Mastung district, was blown up in an explosion. The same day, convoys carryin...