Baloch insurgency: How Pakistan sleepwalks into its disintegration
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Baloch insurgency: How Pakistan sleepwalks into its disintegration

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The gravity of the ongoing Baloch insurgency ascertains Pakistan’s implosion. The latter’s deliberate deafness to Baloch anxiety, suffering, humiliation, human rights violations, forced disappearances, unlawful captivity, and poverty, and its uncanny consistency have aggravated the Baloch insurgency and demand for autonomy. The Balochistan Liberation Army ’s hijacking of the Jaffar Express on March 11 illustrates the Baloch resolve to secede from the shaky patchwork country called Pakistan. Against this devastating report, the Pakistani military’s crackdown will be directly construed as blatant aggression, repression, and unabated marginalisation against the Baloch people’s fight for freedom.

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Violence continues to grip Balochistan: 13 dead in fresh attacks in Pakistan's restive province
2 days, 22 hours ago

Violence continues to grip Balochistan: 13 dead in fresh attacks in Pakistan's restive province

Firstpost  

In the first attack, armed assailants intercepted a Karachi-bound bus in Gwadar. In a separate incident in Sohbat Pur district, individuals opened fire in a village house and set it ablaze At least 13 people have died in two separate attacks in Balochistan. Image used for representative purpose/Reuters Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest yet least populated province, continues to grapple with escalating …

Baloch insurgents claim blast on Pakistani Army convoy, 5 soldiers killed
4 days, 11 hours ago

Baloch insurgents claim blast on Pakistani Army convoy, 5 soldiers killed

India Today  

The Baloch Liberation Army has once again claimed responsibility for a deadly attack targeting Pakistani army personnel in Balochistan province. In a statement, the group said that its members carried out a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attack on a vehicle in a Pakistani army convoy, killing five on the spot and seriously wounding three others, including an officer with the …

How Pakistan’s strong-arm tactics are fanning insurgency in Balochistan
6 days, 6 hours ago

How Pakistan’s strong-arm tactics are fanning insurgency in Balochistan

Firstpost  

Since the 2000s, due to the notorious ‘kill and dump’ policy of the establishment, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, fake encounters and custodial torture have become an integral part of Baloch lives Pakistan must immediately rethink its approach and enact meaningful political remedies to its decades of injustices and oppression in its largest province. Especially since the 2000s, due to the …

Pakistan's military muscle: Torn by overuse, strained by discord
1 week ago

Pakistan's military muscle: Torn by overuse, strained by discord

Firstpost  

Once the most trusted institution in the nation, the military now struggles with declining morale, internal fractures, and intensifying public backlash The Pakistani military stands at a critical juncture, confronted by the cumulative consequences of decades of strategic overreach and political intervention. Image: REUTERS The Pakistani military, historically considered the bedrock of the nation’s political and social stability—exemplified by its …

Imposing shadow of Balochistan crisis looms over Pakistan Day celebration
1 week ago

Imposing shadow of Balochistan crisis looms over Pakistan Day celebration

Firstpost  

Hundreds of kilometres southwest of Islamabad, Balochistan is a landscape scarred by enforced disappearances, mass graves, and escalating clashes between separatist insurgents and security forces Pakistan Day, which marks the laying of the foundation for a separate country for Muslims in the Indian subcontinent, is set to be commemorated with a military parade and great patriotic fervour in Islamabad on …

Pakistan sees 73% surge in terrorism-related deaths, Balochistan & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa worst hit: Report
1 week, 6 days ago

Pakistan sees 73% surge in terrorism-related deaths, Balochistan & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa worst hit: Report

Firstpost  

The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies recorded 121 fatalities and 103 injuries from 54 terrorist attacks across the country last month Pakistan is one of the most terrorism-affected nations globally. The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies recorded 121 fatalities and 103 injuries from 54 terrorist attacks across the country last month. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan suffer According to the …

March Madness as Balochistan blows up
1 week, 6 days ago

March Madness as Balochistan blows up

India Today  

On 11 March, the BLA pulled off a stunt that would make the YRF spyverse jealous, hijacking a passenger train as if they were filming Mad Max: Bolan Pass. At a time when the strongest economies are shaky, Pakistan’s fledgling import-based economy is trembling like a chihuahua looking for scraps in a thunderstorm when even big dogs are busy fending …

​Terror on the train: on Pakistan and its Balochistan province
1 week, 6 days ago

​Terror on the train: on Pakistan and its Balochistan province

The Hindu  

The attack on the Jaffar Express, on March 11, in a mountainous region of Balochistan, is one of the most daring attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army in recent times. While visiting Quetta after the Jaffar Express attack, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made a rare acknowledgement that the lack of development in Balochistan was an obstacle in eliminating terrorism. …

Baloch Liberation Army: The rebels who shook Pakistan
2 weeks ago

Baloch Liberation Army: The rebels who shook Pakistan

The Hindu  

October 18, 2018 came bearing bad news for the Baloch Liberation Army. The BLA suffered another setback when its top commander Aslam Baloch was killed in a blast three months later, in December 2018. However, the BLA carried out some more daring attacks, including the May 2019 attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar, the newest port of Pakistan …

Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror
2 weeks ago

Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror

The Quint  

When the news of an entire train being hijacked in the rugged, mountainous terrain of Balochistan first broke, the thought that crossed my mind instantaneously was, ‘This is Pakistan’s Kandahar moment.’ Quite similar to how the Indian Airlines plane was hijacked from Kathmandu to Kandahar at the turn of the millennium in 1999, the Jaffar Express—ambushed in the middle of …

Pakistan Army Says 31 Casualties In Jaffar Express Hijack, Baloch Insurgents Claim Higher Death Toll
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan Army Says 31 Casualties In Jaffar Express Hijack, Baloch Insurgents Claim Higher Death Toll

ABP News  

The Baloch rebels, who hijacked Jaffar Express train in Pakistan, claimed to have killed all the 214 hostages as their deadline for a deal to swap them with Baloch political prisoners ended on Friday. Spokeperson for the Baloch Liberation Army, Jeeyand Baloch, said that despite an ultimatum given to the Pakistani forces, they did not heed to it, resulting in …

’Will take on terrorists, enablers both inside, outside nation’: Pak Army reacts after India’s advise to ‘look inside’
2 weeks, 1 day ago

’Will take on terrorists, enablers both inside, outside nation’: Pak Army reacts after India’s advise to ‘look inside’

Live Mint  

Following the Jaffar Express train hijacking by Baloch Rebel groups, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations Director General, Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said that terrorists along with their enablers and facilitators, would be challenged both inside and outside the country. Meanwhile, Baloch rebels have claimed to kill 214 hostages and blamed Pakistan's "stubbornness" and "avoidance of negotiations" despite a 48-hour ultimatum. …

Frankenstein’s monster: How Pakistan handcrafted its own biggest internal security threats
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Frankenstein’s monster: How Pakistan handcrafted its own biggest internal security threats

Firstpost  

From Balochistan’s insurgency to Islamist terrorism to political turmoil, Pakistan’s ruling elite has repeatedly built its own threats through policies of suppression, militarisation, and political manipulation The recent hijacking of the Jaffar Express, en route from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan by the Balochistan Liberation Army has garnered widespread media attention. The Balochistan insurgency Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and most resource-rich …

Balochs beating Pakistanis, Taliban attacking them in their home
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Balochs beating Pakistanis, Taliban attacking them in their home

Op India  

Recently, Baloch rebels hijacked the Jaffar Express going from Quetta to Peshawar. Pakistan’a Army’s first failure was when the Baloch rebels hijacked the train without any resistance. The Baloch rebels, who did not have even one-tenth of the weapons of the Pakistan Army, killed the soldiers who came near the train. Pak army can only fight proxy war The failure …

Train hijack is a ghastly reminder of how Baloch are a victim of Pakistan’s exclusionary politics
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Train hijack is a ghastly reminder of how Baloch are a victim of Pakistan’s exclusionary politics

Firstpost  

Terrorism has no justification whatsoever. In recent times, BLA has become an even more dangerous threat to Pakistan’s security owing to the consolidation of various Baloch separatist factions into one group—the Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar or BRAS. Today, China has invested close to $65 billion in the initiative with a seaport in strategically located Gwadar, an airport as well as …

Breaking News: Balochistan Liberation Army Hijacks Train, Demands Independence from Pakistan | ABP NEWS
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Breaking News: Balochistan Liberation Army Hijacks Train, Demands Independence from Pakistan | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The situation in Balochistan remains tense as the Balochistan Liberation Army continues to assert its demand for independence from Pakistan. The video shows the train halted in the mountains, with Baloch militants taking positions on the surrounding hills. The region, with a majority Baloch population, has historically sought independence, particularly since Pakistan's formation. The BLA has been actively fighting for …

Pakistan hiding defeat: Baloch insurgents reject Army's Jaffar Express op claim
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan hiding defeat: Baloch insurgents reject Army's Jaffar Express op claim

India Today  

The Balochistan Liberation Army on Thursday called the Pakistani military's claim related to the Jaffar Express hijacking a "lie", and said that intense fighting was continuing and the Pak forces were suffering heavy losses. The BLA's statement came a day after the Pakistan Army claimed that all 33 Baloch insurgents, who hijacked a passenger train carrying over 400 passengers in …

Balochistan train hijack: Who are the Baloch rebels and why do they want independence from Pakistan
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Balochistan train hijack: Who are the Baloch rebels and why do they want independence from Pakistan

Op India  

On 11th March 2025, the fighters from the Baloch Liberation Army hijacked the Jaffar Express, a passenger train travelling from Balochistan’s capital Quetta to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. OpIndia’s detailed report on how Balochistan found and lost its freedom, its forced accession to Pakistan, the Pakistani establishment’s perpetual oppression of the Baloch people and the many insurgencies that ensued can …

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?

India TV News  

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan? Separatist Baloch rebels held an entire train hostage in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province and gave 48-hour ultimatum threatening to execute all hostages if Baloch prisoners are not released. Balochistan Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility for this hijack, claimed they have killed 30 Pakistani soldiers and taken 214 passengers, including many soldiers, hostages. …

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck

India Today  

The Baloch pro-independence militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, has once again carried out an audacious attack in the most restive province of Pakistan. Given the history of a bloody struggle in Balochistan, where the predominantly Punjabi Pakistan army’s brutalities against innocent Baloch citizens are now being paid back in the same coin, it would not be surprising if the …

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck

India Today  

The Baloch pro-independence militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, has once again carried out an audacious attack in the most restive province of Pakistan. Given the history of a bloody struggle in Balochistan, where the predominantly Punjabi Pakistan army’s brutalities against innocent Baloch citizens are now being paid back in the same coin, it would not be surprising if the …

Pakistan: Baloch attacks near decade-high, four-fold jump in 5 years
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan: Baloch attacks near decade-high, four-fold jump in 5 years

India Today  

Ethnic Baloch separatists, who orchestrated a daring train hijack in restive Balochistan this week, have been a major source of security headache for Pakistan ever since its birth. Data analysed by India Today shows the number of terror attacks by Baloch separatist groups like the Balochistan Liberation Army -- the group behind Tuesday’s train hijack -- reached levels recorded 10 …

What Is Baloch Liberation Army? Baloch Militant Group Behind Pakistan Train Hijack — 10 Points
2 weeks, 4 days ago

What Is Baloch Liberation Army? Baloch Militant Group Behind Pakistan Train Hijack — 10 Points

ABP News  

Baloch militants on Tuesday took control of a train in Pakistan and kept over 450 passengers as hostages in Balochistan province. Baloch Liberation Army, which has claimed responsibility for the train hijack, said it "carried out a meticulously planned operation in Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan" where the militant blown up the railway track, forcing the Jaffar Express to come to a …

Pak army chief Asim Munir visits Balochistan amid clashes that claimed lives of 18 security personnel
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Pak army chief Asim Munir visits Balochistan amid clashes that claimed lives of 18 security personnel

ABP News  

Islamabad, Feb 1 : Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir visited Balochistan on Saturday amid clashes in the restive province in which 18 security personnel and 23 terrorists have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to a media report. The army chief was given a comprehensive brief on the prevailing security situation in the province …

Pakistan: 18 paramilitary soldiers, 23 rebels killed in heavy clashes in Balochistan
Top News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan: 18 paramilitary soldiers, 23 rebels killed in heavy clashes in Balochistan

Live Mint  

Pakistan’s eighteen paramilitary soldiers and 23 rebels were killed in heavy clashes in northwestern region of Balochistan on Saturday. In a statement, BLA spokesman Azad Baloch said their fighters "have made significant progress in the Kalat attacks, achieving their targeted objectives.” He also claimed that insurgents attacked a military post in the district. Baloch said their 100 fighters took part …

18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan
1 month, 4 weeks ago

18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani troops fought separatist insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region of Balochistan, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 23 rebels dead in some of the heaviest clashes in recent years, officials said Saturday. However, in December the military insisted that security forces killed 925 insurgents in 2024, a record high compared to the …

Pakistan’s Volatile Security Landscape
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan’s Volatile Security Landscape

The Diplomat  

As 2024 ended, Pakistan’s internal security landscape was marked by complexity, volatility, and lethality. The eroding writ of the state in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts like Bannu, D. I. Khan, and Lakki Marwat, as well as the deployment of the Levies Force in Balochistan to protect the military camps brings into sharp focus the deteriorating security situation. Critically, external sanctuaries …

Pakistani military forces abduct over 18 people in Gwadar, violence erupts
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistani military forces abduct over 18 people in Gwadar, violence erupts

Live Mint  

Gwadar: Leading Pakistan Human Rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee brought to focus the military operations, raids, violence and enforced disappearances of Baloch people taking place at the hands of Pakistani military forces. In a post on X on Wednesday, the BYC shared that the areas of Ganz and Panwan in Jewani, Gwadar were "sieged by the Pakistani military forces launching …

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Wolves at the door and a death by a thousand cuts
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Wolves at the door and a death by a thousand cuts

Firstpost  

How does Pakistan confront an Afghan regime whose vision of Islam mirrors its own? Recent clashes with the Taliban government in Kabul have laid bare Islamabad’s vulnerabilities, forcing Pakistan to confront the consequences of nurturing the very forces now threatening its stability. Pakistan’s military might be well-drilled for conventional warfare, but it has little appetite for another grinding insurgency, particularly …

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Baloch separatist group is …

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A Baloch separatist group is becoming as big a threat to Pakistan’s national security as the Pakistani Taliban, according to a think tank. A report published Thursday by the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies said the surge in frequency and intensity of BLA attacks reflected a “significant evolution” in the group’s operational strategy and capabilities that required the …

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists
4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists

Al Jazeera  

The military has not elaborated on the details of the operation, which comes after a series of deadly attacks. Pakistan has announced a “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, which has seen a surge of deadly attacks in recent months. The government blamed the groups for “targeting innocent civilians and foreign nationals to …

Pakistan to launch military operation in Balochistan to curb terrorist organizations
4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan to launch military operation in Balochistan to curb terrorist organizations

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 19:28 ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has decided to launch a comprehensive military operation to curb active terrorist organizations in the country's southwest Balochistan province, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. A meeting of the National Action Plan Apex Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and attended by ministers, the chief of Army Staff and …

Why there’s surge in deadly attacks in Balochistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why there’s surge in deadly attacks in Balochistan

Firstpost  

Long-term peace is not possible unless the legitimate aspirations and demands of the people of Balochistan are met On Saturday November 9 at least 26 people including 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed and more than 60 injured in a bomb explosion at a crowded railway station in Balochistan, Pakistan’s restive province. While the Balochistan Liberation Army is the most well-known …

Understanding the Flare-up in Baloch Militancy in Pakistan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding the Flare-up in Baloch Militancy in Pakistan

News 18  

August 25 and 26 this year marked a grim reminder for Pakistan as Balochistan, the nation’s largest province, was engulfed by a series of militant assaults. The Balochistan Liberation Army, established in the year 2000, along with other militant groups, has persistently challenged the Pakistani state, advocating secession due to the blatant exploitation of the Baloch populace. Additionally, the China-Pakistan …

Balochistan insurgents put Pakistan Army on the back foot
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Balochistan insurgents put Pakistan Army on the back foot

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan, which repeatedly promotes and shelters terrorism against India from its soil, has been rattled with terror attacks in the past two months. The Balochistan region, where Baloch Liberation Army militants killed nearly 40 people in Musakhail and Qalat districts last month, continued to witness attacks. According to a report by the United Nations Department of Safety and Security, armed …

Baloch uprising: Pakistan is on the verge of implosion
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Baloch uprising: Pakistan is on the verge of implosion

Firstpost  

It is quite likely. The Baloch insurgency against the Pakistani state has been a recurrent phenomenon since it acceded to Pakistan on March 27, 1948. The covert includes forced disappearances, human rights abuses, population mixing, Islamic indoctrination, profiling the protesters, espionage, intensifying military depth, appointing Pakistani stooge in the Baloch affairs, etc. A perception prevails among the Baloch that China’s …

The Baloch attacks and continuing turmoil in Pakistan
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Baloch attacks and continuing turmoil in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Sunday, August 25 marked the latest escalation in the deadliest phase of the Baloch insurgency when over 70 individuals — members of the security forces and ordinary workers — were systematically targeted in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province and the areas bordering Punjab. Arguably, the attacks seek to underscore the government and armed forces’ inability to eradicate persisting security threats despite …

Pakistan has suffered its deadliest attack by the Baloch Liberation Army in years. Who is the group behind this assault?
7 months ago

Pakistan has suffered its deadliest attack by the Baloch Liberation Army in years. Who is the group behind this assault?

ABC  

A policeman picks through charred vehicles on an isolated road in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The BLA came to the highway and stopped people for about half an hour … and then took them to an area about 100, 200 metres away from the road, and killed them brutally," Pakistan's Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfaraz Bugti, said. The BLA's attacks on …

Who are Pakistan's ethnic militants fighting for secession?
7 months ago

Who are Pakistan's ethnic militants fighting for secession?

Hindustan Times  

ISLAMABAD, - Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan, killing at least 39 people, officials said on Monday, in the most widespread assault by ethnic insurgents for years. The BLA often targets key infrastructure projects and security posts in Balochistan, but has also launched attacks in other areas - most notably in the southern metropolis of …

More than 60 dead in south-west Pakistan after multiple attacks by Balochistan Liberation Army separatist group
7 months ago

More than 60 dead in south-west Pakistan after multiple attacks by Balochistan Liberation Army separatist group

ABC  

Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, coupled with retaliatory operations by security forces, killed more than 60 people, officials said on Monday. "These attacks are a well-thought-out plan to create anarchy in Pakistan," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement, adding that security forces had killed 12 militants in …

Understanding rise of insurgency and violence in Balochistan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding rise of insurgency and violence in Balochistan

Op India  

In recent times, Balochistan has witnessed a surge in violence where Baloch separatist groups have specifically targeted outsiders, especially from Pakistan’s Punjab province and China. He said that the people of Baloch had no intention to join the democratic process of Pakistan as they have different cultures, languages, psyches, histories, and compact geography, albeit Pakistan occupied Balochistan by force. Punjabi …

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests
1 year ago

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests

Al Jazeera  

Attacks on strategic facilities linked to China surge, as the killings of Chinese nationals test Pakistan’s new government. That pattern has prompted concerns within Pakistan’s security establishment, which believes that attacks on the Chinese in Pakistan is part of a “larger plan” to hurt the economic interests of the country, as well as sabotage ties between the countries, said Iftikhar …

Fifteen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
1 year, 1 month ago

Fifteen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

The Hindu  

Heavily armed terrorists launched three coordinated attacks, including one on a high-security prison, in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, leaving four law enforcement personnel and two civilians dead and triggering a gun-battle in which nine of the militants were also killed. A press release issued from the Inter Services Public Relations on January 30 said that on the night between January …

Pakistan: Army thwart major coordinated attack on Balochistan province's Mach, kills 6 terrorist
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan: Army thwart major coordinated attack on Balochistan province's Mach, kills 6 terrorist

India TV News  

Pakistan: Army thwart major coordinated attack on Balochistan province's Mach, kills 6 terrorist The rockets were fired from nearby mountains and exploded in different areas of Mach town. After firing rockets, terrorists attacked a camp of the security forces near the central jail and also entered the Mach railway station. Balochistan: At least six terrorists of a banned group were …

Mach city and nearby areas under our control for past 15 hours: Baloch Liberation Army
1 year, 2 months ago

Mach city and nearby areas under our control for past 15 hours: Baloch Liberation Army

India Today  

The Baloch Liberation Army claimed on Tuesday that it has taken control of Mach city and its surrounding areas for the past 15 hours as part of "Operation Dara-e-Bolan." In a statement dated January 30, Jeeyand Baloch, a BLA spokesperson said, "Four Baloch freedom fighters of the Majeed Brigade have made the ultimate sacrifice." According to the statement, "the BLA's …

Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest
1 year, 2 months ago

Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest

Al Jazeera  

Treating what is going in the province of Balochistan as a security matter only is the wrong approach. When asked about the Baloch people who had been protesting in the Pakistani capital, demanding government action on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, Kakar became visibly angry. For decades, the civilian and military rulers of Pakistan have presented the Baloch issue as …

What is Baloch Liberation Front which Pakistan targeted in airstrikes in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Baloch Liberation Front which Pakistan targeted in airstrikes in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Thursday it had carried out airstrikes against separatist militants in Iran, the latest step in a tense standoff after Iran's missile and drone strikes in the South Asian nation's border province of Balochistan. The Baloch Liberation Front, which an intelligence official called the target of Pakistan's strikes in Iran, seeks independence for Pakistan's western province of …

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within
1 year, 4 months ago

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within

Firstpost  

While Pakistan reaps the harvest of its past actions, the repercussions extend beyond its borders, urging regional players to remain vigilant in this evolving geopolitical landscape In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistan finds itself entangled in a complex web of geopolitical repercussions as it grapples with the aftermath of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan. Facilitation and fallout Two years …

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