New York Times World News An Insurgency Threatens U.S. Mining Ambitions in Pakistan By: Elian Peltier ยท Zia ur-Rehman ยท Christiaan Triebert ยท Pablo Robles and Asim Hafeez 3 May 2026 at 04:01 Attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army could derail Pakistanโs plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration.