Baluch Liberation Front

Balochistan Liberation Front
بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر
LeaderSher Mohammad Marri (deceased)
Allah Nazar Baloch (2009–present)
Active regionsBalochistan
IdeologyMarxism–Leninism[1]
Baloch nationalism[1]
StatusActive
SizeUnknown
Means of revenueExtortion
Designated as a terrorist group by Pakistan

The Balochistan Liberation Front (Urdu: بلوچستان لبریشن فرنٹ;, Balochi: بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر; BLF) is a militant group operating in the Balochistan region of southwestern Asia. The group was founded by Jumma Khan in 1964 in Damascus, and played an important role in the 1968–1973 insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and 1973–1977 insurgency in Balochistan province of Pakistan.[2] However, the group's insurgency was defeated in both Pakistan and Iran and the status of the group became unknown until 2004. The group re-emerged in 2004 after Allah Nazar Baloch took command of the group in 2003.[2][1] Since then the group has taken responsibility for attacks on civilians, journalists, government officials and military personnel.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Balochistan Liberation Front". Database of People with Extremist Linkages. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference stanford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Security forces kill 'BLF commander involved' in Turbat massacre". Express Tribune. 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Three labourers gunned down in Balochistan". Pakistan Today. 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "BBC correspondent in Quetta threatened by Baloch Liberation Front". Reporters Without Border (RSF). 1 August 2012.

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