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The Pakistani province of Balochistan has been the theatre of a long running insurgency, which escalated in intensity in 2004. [4] The insurgency has pitted Baloch militant groups against the government of Pakistan as well as the government of neighbouring Iran. 26 August holds special significance among Balochi nationalists as it marks the death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti ...
A report from the Interior Ministry in 2012 stated that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Balochistan, Baloch Musalla Difa Tanzeem, and the Baloch Liberation Army were involved in violent disturbances. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan estimates that these groups and others killed 2,050 innocent persons and injured another 3,822 in 2012. [27]
The Insurgency in Balochistan is an insurgency [41] [16] and revolt [42] by Baloch separatist insurgents and various Islamist militant groups against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region, which covers the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, and Balochistan of southern Afghanistan.
Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) was a Baloch nationalist militant umbrella group, which was seeking separation of Balochistan province from Pakistan.It was formed on 11 January 2022 and following its establishment, the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA) announced their dissolution and merger into Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA).
Balochistan is the poorest province in Pakistan. [4] The Baloch community alleges neglect and exploitation by the Government of Pakistan. [4]The BYC was founded following the attack in Turbat on the night of May 26, 2020, which resulted in the death of a Baloch woman, Malik Naz, and injuries to her four-year-old daughter, Bramsh.
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 2022 Panjgur and Naushki raids were a series of attacks on the Pakistani Frontier Corps in Balochistan claimed by the Balochistan Nationalist Army (BNA), a newly formed Balochi separatist group with ties to the Balochistan Liberation Army.
The insurgency came to an end in November 1977 with the government of Pakistan emerging victorious. [2] From 1977 to 2004, the status of the BLF was unknown. However, according to reports, the group didn't disband. The group re-emerged in 2004 after Allah Nazar Baloch took command in 2003. [2]