Baloch Liberation Army targets Pakistan and Chinese assets
Baloch Liberation Army
Human rights violationsin theBalochistanprovince ofPakistanhave drawn concern in the international community.
The violations have taken place during the ongoingBalochistan conflictbetweenBaloch nationalists,terrorists and the government of Pakistanover the rule ofBalochistan. It isthe largest province by land area of modern-day Pakistan andalso the most oppressed.
The high handedness of the Pakistani army in Balochistan is well-known butthe true extent of the persecution was revealedin 2017.
Also read- Balochistan: Pakistan's land of mass graves
The country's battle forindependence lastedwell over 60 years. It hashundreds of unmarked graves withthemilitary's stamp on forced disappearances.
In 2016, Pakistan was accused of dumping nearly one thousand dead bodies of activists and other Balochis. Arevelation that had exposed large scale extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.
When a WIONcorrespondent travelled deep inside Balochistan, a family narrated to us how they lost one of their own.
Nasrullah Baloch, a member of this familynarratedhow the Pakistani state goes after dissenters.Balochistan is the largestand most resource-rich province of Pakistan. Yet,the people of this region live in dire conditions.
75 per cent of Balochistan's population remains rural. The literacy rate of the province stands at 41 per cent and urban unemployment stands at over 12 per cent.
The injustice against the Balochis is well documented. Over the years, Pakistan has systematically suppressed development in Balochistan.
While squeezing out the natural resources from the region, Pakistan opened the doors of Balochistan for China, allowing the dragon to build infrastructure. Itthreatens to push out the Balochi population from their own lands.
The high-handed attitude of Pakistan has forced many Balochis to pick up arms.In February, Balochistan witnessed three attacks that killed nearly 30 people.The Baloch Liberation Army with a cadre of six thousandhas emerged as the most prominent group which is targeting Pakistani and Chinese assets and people in Pakistan.