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Baloch separatists argue they are economically marginalised and poor compared to the rest of Pakistan. [56] [44] The Balochistan Liberation Army, designated as a terrorist organisation by Pakistan, the United Kingdom [57] and the United States, [58] is the most widely known Baloch separatist group. Since 2000 it has conducted numerous deadly ...
The Baloch National Army separatist group claimed responsibility for attack. The BLA often targets security forces, civilians and foreigners, especially Chinese working on multibillion dollar ...
The group's actions were described as terrorism by the United States Department of State. [ 53 ] On 15 April 2009, Baloch activist Brahamdagh Khan Bugti (accused by the Pakistani government of being a BLA leader), called for Balochis to kill non-Balochis residing in Balochistan, including civilians.
Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) (Urdu: بلوچ نیشنلسٹ آرمی) was a militant group, [5] fighting for the separation of Balochistan province. The group was formed on January 11, 2022, out of a merger of the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), and the United Baloch Army (UBA). BRA and UBA also announced their dissolution following the ...
Pakistan's Balochistan province is also suffering from low-level insurgency waged by terrorist and separatist militants against the government of Pakistan. These Pakistani Baloch terrorist and separatist militant groups are allied with Iranian Baloch groups. Iran and Pakistan historically have a strategic alliance fighting these groups.
The separatist group was founded by Jumma Khan in 1964 in Damascus, and played an important role in the 1968–1973 insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and 1973–1977 insurgency in Balochistan province of Pakistan. [2]
On 18 January 2024, Pakistan launched a series of air and artillery strikes inside Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province, targeting Baloch separatist groups, codenamed Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar (Urdu: آپریشن مرگ بر سرمچار, lit. 'Death to Insurgents' [a]) by Pakistan.
The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) separatist group was founded by Jumma Khan Marri in 1964 in Damascus, and played an important role in the 1968-1980 insurgency in Pakistani Balochistan and Iranian Balochistan. Mir Hazar Ramkhani, the father of Jumma Khan Marri, took over the group in the 1980s.