Name of Organization |
Balochistan Liberation Army
|
Formation |
While no clear information regarding formation of
the organization is available, it is assumed that
the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) was built
around core of
Baloch Students Organization (BSO). |
Leadership |
Hyrbyair Marri
Hyarbyair Marri
Son of
Khair Buksh Marri,
Hyrbyair Marri is the head of BLA and resides in
London. Hyrbyair Marri and his family have played an
important role in the Baloch National Movement. His
elder brother Balach Marri was killed during the
Baloch National Movement struggle. Hyrbyair is the
first person who has made significant efforts to
introduce the Baloch National Movement
at the international level.
|
School of Thought |
Baloch Nationalist.
BLA believes in liberation of Balochistan province.
|
Structure of the Organization
|
It
is a Baloch nationalist militant organization, which
is headed by Nawabzada Hyrbyair Marri. While the
leader resides in London, the basis of the
organization is in Balochistan. |
Financial Sources |
No
information is available
|
Status |
Proscribed on April 7, 2006,
corresponding notification number
F.7/26/2001-Poll-I(3).
|
Recruitment Tools and Demographics
|
Information regarding the recruitment tools is
unavailable.
|
Ideology |
BLA a separatist Baloch guerilla outfit carries out
militant activities and advocates violent means in
order to gain independence from the state of
Pakistan.
|
Areas of operation |
BLA operates in the whole of Balochistan. |
Linkages |
The group has linkages with
Balochistan Liberation Front
(BLF) and the
Baloch Student Organization (BSO), as BSO was
involved in the formation of the BLA.
|
Tools |
Social Media:
BLA is not highly active on social media; however it
has pages on Facebook through which it connects with
some of its followers.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/balochliberation
https://www.facebook.com/HyrbyairMarri
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/hyrbyair
(The Twitter account is inactive) |
Name Variations |
None
|
Who they are
Balochistan
Liberation Army is a militant organization carrying out violent
activities in the Balochistan province against the Pakistan
army with the intention of gaining independence from
Pakistan. According to available information, it is headed by
Nawabzada Hyrbyair Marri who is residing in London for a long
time.
The organization is involved in various attacks on police and
security forces including the kidnapping and killing of police
personnel on July 30, 2009.
During the current unrest in Balochistan, the group has started
engaging the security forces in Balochistan. The organization
carried out an attack on former President General Pervez
Musharraf in 2005 while he was visiting a paramilitary camp in
Kohlu.
It has also carried out attacks on security forces and police
personnel.
History
As per the
available information, there is no reliable data on the group’s
formation. The group is assumed to be built around core of
Baloch Student organization. Most of the available information
is related to its activities
and the profile of its leader Hyrbyair Marri.
Organization’s Message
The outfit
propagates violent means for liberation of Balochistan and
denounces any inclusion with the democratic framework within the
Pakistani state.
Target Audience
There is no
specific information regarding the targeted audience.
Tools
The following
tools are utilized by the outfit.
Print Media
Not Available
Publications
Not Available
Audio/Video:
Not Available
Social Media:
Facebook: The
organization also has Facebook pages to promote its activities.
Retrieved from:
https://www.facebook.com/balochliberation.
Retrieved from:
https://www.facebook.com/HyrbyairMarri
Retrieved from:
https://twitter.com/hyrbyair
Splinter Groups:
United Baloch Army (UBA) is a
splinter group of the BLA.
Annexure
Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF)
Balochistan
Liberation Front is a militant organization carrying out violent
activities in Balochistan province against the security forces,
with the intention to gain independence from Pakistan. It is
headed by Dr. Allah Nazar Baloch, while its spokesmen are Basham
Baloch and Gohram Baloch. The group is averse to joining
mainstream politics and also demands that political parties
should also boycott Pakistani politics. The outfit is involved
in various attacks on security forces, including the assault on
coastguard check post in Gwadar during July, 2013.
Baloch Students Organization (BSO)
The Baloch Student Organization-Azad is one of the most popular
student groups who are currently active in Balochistan and are
fighting for the independence of their province from Pakistan.
The group is now banned by the government.
Khair Bakhsh Marri
Khair Bakhsh
Marri was a Baloch nationalist from Balochistan and was famous
among fellow Baloch insurgents. He participated in 1979 Baloch
insurgency and remained in exile in Afghanistan. He returned
after the collapse of the left wing regime in Kabul. He was also
a leader of BLA.
United Baloch Army (UBA)
UBA, an underground militant organization, emerged as a result
of a rift between Mehran Marri and Hyrbyair Marri. It is also a
Baloch nationalist group, operating in the whole province of
Balochistan.s UBA was involved in the train bombing of April
2014 in Sibi.
DAWN. Naziha Syed Ali, “Situationer: Who’s who of Baloch
insurgency?” June 1, 2015. Retrieved from:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1185401
Date of access; July 7, 2015.
DAWN. Naziha Syed Ali, “Situationer: Who’s who of Baloch
insurgency?” June 1, 2015. Retrieved from:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1185401
Date of access; July 7, 2015.