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The Balochistan Liberation army (also Baloch Liberation Army or Boluchistan Liberation army) (BLA) is a Baloch nationalist militant secessionist organization. The stated goals of the organization include the establishment of an independent state of Balochistan free of Pakistani and Iranian rule. The name Baloch Liberation Army first became public in summer 2000, after the organization claimed credit for a series of bomb attacks in markets and railways lines. In 2006, the BLA was declared to be a terrorist organization by the Pakistani and British governments.
LeadershipSome believe that Mir Balach Marri, son of Baloch tribal leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, was the head of the BLA but Balach denied this, stating he knew of the BLA and supports them morally and physically, but is not their chief. Balach Marri survived an attack by Pakistani law enforcement agencies on 26 August 2006. In addition to Balach Marri, the grandsons of Akbar Khan Bugti, Brahamdagh Khan Bugti and Mir Aley also survived. However, Balach Marri was killed in another attack on November 21, 2007.[1]. His killing triggered a wave of violence in Balochistan[2] and led to broad condemnation, Benazir Bhutto said the killing was “a bad omen for the integrity of the Federation”,[3] whilst the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said "the incident was likely to increase the anger of the people of Balochistan against the Pakistan Government".[4][5][6] The cause and location of his death are unknown. There are at least three locations quoted for the incident, ranging from Helmand province in Afghanistan (in a mistaken NATO air strike), to the Pak-Afghan border in the Nushki area, to Kahan area in Kohlu district in the Marri tribal area, the latter two at the hands of the Pakistani security forces, his killing sparked a wave of violence in Quetta and several killed.[7][8] Although a BLA spokesman confirmed the killing of the BLA commander, he was reluctant to give out any further information as to location or how many of his comrades may have been killed with him, for fear, he said, of compromising the safety of other BLA fighters.[9] Most of the BLA's leadership is currently based in Afghanistan's provinces adjacent to Pakistani territory.[citation needed] Listing as a terrorist organisationThe Balochistan Liberation Army has been listed as an organization that funds, and promotes terrorism . On 17 July 2006 the government of the United Kingdom listed the BLA as a terrorist outfit and banned their members from the UK.[10] The group's declared actions have been described as terror attacks by the United States Department of State[11] Due to BLA's designation as a terrorist organization by the British Home Office,[12] any member associated with the group is barred from entering the UK. Allegations of support from IndiaIndia has been accused of involvement in the Balochistan conflict by the Government of Pakistan.[13][14][15][16] Pakistan claims to have unravelled many elements that point to India as the cause of the conflict.[17][18][19] Pakistani officials have often asserted that there is "an Indian hand behind the insurgency in Balochistan". The Dawn Newspaper of Pakistan recently reported that a dossier detailing evidence of "involvement in terror financing in Pakistan" has been compiled and that BLA operatives are also being trained in camps being run by RAW and that BLA Leadership is currently operating from safe houses run by RAW.[20] Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira however denied that Pakistan had handed any such dossier to India.[21] India for its part categorically denied such allegations and also stated that no such dossier was ever handed over.[22] United States envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke also stated that Pakistan had provided no evidence of Indian involvement in Balochistan and that Washington attaches no credibility to Islamabad's charges in this regard.[23].However in the Council on Foreign Relations say's that some 'experts' believe India involvement in the Insurgency [24]. Activities of the Balochistan Liberation ArmyThe BLA has claimed responsibility for attacking Pakistani security forces. In an interview to private TV channel [AAJ TV's exclusive interview on 'Live with Talat'] in Pakistan on 15 April 2009, one of their leaders, Brahamdagh Khan Bugti (who has since formed a splinter militant organisation called Balochistan Liberation Front) urged Baloch people to kill any non-Balochi residing in Balochistan of any profession [civilian or armed personnel] to prove themselves as being Baloch. The interview was conducted over a telephonic-link as Brahamdagh Khan Bugti was in hiding in Afghanistan.
Note: Bambore is a mountain located in the east of Sibi and north of Dera Bugti. Top is an English word used by Pakistani army.
To offset military reverses & failures against Pakistan Army; BLA has sought to use propaganda as a means to avert a complete public-relations disaster. Azad Baloch, a spokesman for the Balochistan Liberation Army, told newsmen at the Quetta Press Club on telephone from an unknown place that armed militants were resisting the attacks. He went on to claim that over a dozen security personnel had been killed and many others injured in the area. He also claimed killing FC men in a landmine explosion in Kamo Wadh area. However, official sources did not confirm any casualties suffered by the security forces.[28]
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Reports from BBC Clashes at Baloch tribal memorial Pakistan kills '21 Baloch rebels' Baloch rebels reject army claims Pakistan kills '25 Baloch rebels' The world according to the Baloch
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