Baloch Independece

The US designation of the Balochistan Liberation Army as a 'foreign terror group' signals growing ties with Pakistan. But there's more that Trump administration is eyeing in the region

The BLA is a separatist group demanding Balochistan's independence from Pakistan for decades, alleging exploitation of the region's resources and human rights abuses by security forces

Eight Pakistani workers were killed by Baloch militants who stormed a car repair workshop and opened fire after tying up the victims in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, officials said on Sunday. All eight workers hailed from several areas of Punjab, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported. It said that the armed men barged into the workshop sometime on Saturday night in a village in the Meharistan district and, after tying the workers' hands and feet, opened indiscriminate firing and killed them. Later, the attackers fled from the site. A spokesman for the banned Balochistan National Army (BNA) claimed responsibility for the killing of eight Pakistanis. The incident prompted Islamabad to demand "full cooperation" from Tehran in investigating these "inhumane and cowardly" murders. Pakistan strongly condemns the inhumane and cowardly killing of its nationals in Iran. We hope for Iranian side's full cooperation in investigating the matter and in timely repatriation of vict

Mahrang Baloch, who had been with the protestors during the sit-in protest, had shared messages on Friday night bringing attention towards the atrocities being faced by Baloch people

Survivors of the attack described the terrifying moments when gunmen stormed the train, checking identity cards and targeting soldiers while letting some families go

The Balochistan Liberation Army contends that Balochistan was forcibly annexed by Pakistan in 1948 against the will of its people, a claim central to its ongoing fight for independence

Insurgents in an overnight attack threw a grenade at people sitting in front of a hotel in the restive southwest Pakistan and killed at least one person while wounding 10 more, police and hospital officials said Thursday. The attack was the third in as many days in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, as people celebrated the country's independence day. The separatist Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) group claimed responsibility for all the attacks, including the latest one, which came days after the group warned people not to celebrate the holiday on Wednesday, marking the August 14, 1947, date of Pakistan's independence from British colonial rule. Arbab Kamran, a spokesperson at a hospital, said the facility received 10 wounded and one dead following the attack. BLA and other small separatist groups have been behind a long-running insurgency for Baluchistan's independence from the central government in Islamabad. Pakistan says it has quelled the insurgency, yet violence has

If state and its institutions still do not change their terrorist and oppressive behaviour, then from today we will shut down entire Balochistan including Quetta for an indefinite period, BYC said

Marri, known for his advocacy of Baloch independence, alleged that the operation was being conducted on the orders of China to protect its economic interests in Pakistan

The activist made the remarks at a protest being held by Balochis and Sindhis in front of the United Nations headquarters

The activist also said that Pakistan was responsible for the attack on the Indian Army camp in Uri on Sunday