Passenger belongings scattered on the platform after the explosion in Quetta, Pakistan.
Pakistan is shaken once again. At least 27 people, including 14 security personnel, were killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at the Quetta railway station in the restive Balochistan province. This is a suicide attack for which the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has taken responsibility. The explosion took place at the station when passengers were waiting on the platform to board the Peshawar-bound Jafar Express train.
The Balochistan Liberation Army is a separatist organization of Pakistan. This organization has worried the Pakistani government. The BLA has caused sleepless nights for the Pakistani government by carrying out attack after attack. The Balochistan Liberation Army describes itself as an organization that demands Balochistan. The activity of this group is known throughout Balochistan.
This organization was born around 1970.
It is believed that this organization was born in Pakistan in the 1970s. It is also said that this same group had started the rebellion during the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, but after Ziaul’s seizure of power in Pakistan and talks with Baloch leaders, This organization remained silent. As soon as it subsided, the armed insurgency in Pakistan practically ended, but after a few years it re-emerged.
BLA claims that the Pakistani government has illegally exploited the resources of Balochistan. There were differences with the people of Balochistan on the issue of employment and human rights. Now, due to this action of Pakistan, the BLA has resorted to bloodshed.
Many countries have declared it a terrorist organization.
The Baloch Liberation Army has been declared a terrorist organization by many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2006, Pakistan also banned it and declared it a terrorist organization. After this step by Pakistan, this organization became more aggressive and until now it has become a noose around the neck. Balochistan is an area where many extremist or separatist groups are active. They are believed to be in collusion with BLA.
Who is your boss?
According to the media, Bashir Zeb is currently in charge of this organization. For the past six years, Bashir Zeb has been committed to expanding this organization. Previously, the leadership of the organization was in the hands of Aslam Baloch, but he was killed in a suicide attack in Kandahar in 2018. This organization is also believed to include educated youth who from time to time express their protest against Pakistan’s discrimination towards Balochistan. Sometimes this protest takes the form of a major attack and other times in the form of a bomb explosion.
