Baloch Liberation Army

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled petitions seeking suspension of sentences for Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha in a controversial tweets case as admissible, rejecting the prosecution’s claim of premature filing. The couple was sentenced to 17 years in jail on charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) for posts alleging security forces’ ineffectiveness against proscribed groups.

Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle in Mastung, Pakistan, killing a district judge and his security guard. The attack is suspected to be by Baloch separatist insurgents, with the Baloch Liberation Army as a likely group, though no claim has been made yet.

Pakistani security forces killed 75 insurgents in Balochistan province after attacks on police and civilians by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). The operations followed a police post attack near Mangi Dam, which killed nine officers and abducted 18 others, later found dead. The government approved compensation for families of slain officers.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to continue operations against militants in Balochistan after 42 people, mostly security personnel, were killed in multiple attacks. Authorities have killed at least 54 insurgents since the attacks began, with the deadliest assault targeting a police post in Ziarat district. Sharif accused Pakistan’s eastern neighbor of fueling the insurgency and stated militants are using Afghan territory for attacks.

Militants attacked a police post in Balochistan, Pakistan, killing nine officers and wounding others. Eight officers were abducted but later recovered, and 15 militants were killed in the subsequent operation. A separate incident involved children detonating an unexploded bomb near Quetta.

Militants attacked a police post in Ziarat district, Balochistan province, killing nine police officers and wounding others. Eight abducted officers were later recovered. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are suspected, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi accused Indian-backed militants, a claim India denies.

The Sindh Counter-terrorism Department (CTD) thwarted a major terrorist plot in Karachi by arresting two members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). The arrested terrorists, Mujahid Baloch and Farid Baloch, were found with bomb-making materials and had planned to target sensitive installations and law enforcement offices. Four kilograms of explosives, a detonator, and other materials were recovered during the operation.

Two leaders of a Baloch human rights group in Pakistan were sentenced to life in prison for the death of a paramilitary soldier during a 2024 protest. The prosecution alleged they incited a mob that attacked a security vehicle and killed the soldier, while the activists denied the charges.

A blast from an explosive-laden car targeting a military train in Quetta, Pakistan, killed at least 24 people and injured over 50. The attack was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and condemned by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as a 'cowardly' act of terrorism.

A powerful bomb exploded near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, wounding over 30 people and overturning train cars. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility, targeting a train with security personnel in Balochistan province, a region plagued by insurgency.