CTD arrest five BLA terrorists in Rajanpur
It has been reported that all detained terrorists belong to Balochistan Liberation Army (LBA).
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday arrested five alleged terrorists by foiling their bid to blow up railway track in Rajanpur.
It has been reported that all detained terrorists belong to Balochistan Liberation Army (LBA).
According to CTD sources, Hussain Bakhsh, aka Bagga Reesh, Bakhsh, Balach, aka Balash, Rahem Ali and Mujahid Din, aka Mojoo were the ones who were trying to commit this act of terrorism.
CTD reported that these terrorists belonged to Balochistan Republican Army, Baggi Commander Group which planned to blow up the railway track in Rajanpur District of Southwestern Punjab. Weapons, IEDs and six kilograms of explosives were recovered from their possession.
It was reported by CTD that evidence showing strong links to Brahmdagh Bugti were found who was financing them to commit acts of terrorism in the country.
On July 2, The United States of America declared the Balochistan Liberation Army as a terrorist organization adding it to the list of banned terrorist outfits.
The US Office of Foreign Assessment Control (OFAC) added BLA in the list of banned outfits.
The US State Department said in a statement, “The Department of State has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army and Hizbullah operative Husain Ali Hazzima as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order (EO) 13224.”
“BLA is an armed separatist group that targets security forces and civilians, mainly in ethnic Baloch areas of Pakistan. BLA has carried out several terrorist attacks in the past year, including a suicide attack in August 2018 that targeted Chinese engineers in Balochistan, a November 2018 attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, and a May 2019 attack against a luxury hotel in Gwadar, Balochistan,” alleged the State Department.
“Additionally, the Department of State has amended the terrorist designations of Jundallah to reflect the group’s new primary name Jaish al-Adl and associated aliases. These aliases have been added to the group’s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and as an SDGT under EO 13224,” it added.
BLA has been waging an armed struggle against Pakistan since 2004. They claimed that they are fighting this war for equality and self-determination for the Balochis in the country. “Balchistan has been subjected to repression for decades,” BLA claimed.
Pakistan also declared BLA terrorist outfit in 2006 after they carried out attacks against security personnel. European Union have also designated Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organisation.
