Name of Organization |
Balochistan
Liberation United Front (BLUF) |
Formation |
BLUF came to
the surface in 2009, when they abducted the head of
UNHCR John Solecki in Balochistan. His driver was killed
by the abductors. In return, they demanded the release
of Baloch insurgents in the custody of Pakistani
security agencies. No such previous record about its
formation is available.
|
Leadership |
Shahiq Baloch is the spokesperson
of
BLUF.
No information is available about the top leadership of
the organization. |
School of thought/
Classification |
Ethno-Nationalist,
Separatist,Baloch-Nationalist |
Ideology |
Balochistan
Liberation United Front (BLUF), Conduct the terrorists
activities against the state of Pakistan to liberate
Balochistan from Pakistan.
|
Status |
The group has
been banned by Pakistan on 8th September
2010. |
Framework |
Unknown.
|
Financial resources
|
No information about its financial resources is
available. |
Recruitment tools &
demographics |
No information
is available. |
Connections & linkages |
Marri tribes, Bugti tribes and
Baloch republican Army (BRA) of Balochistan.
|
Areas of Operation |
Balochistan.
|
Tools |
N/A |
Name Variations |
N/A |
Who they are
The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF)
is a Baloch nationalist and separatist’s militant organization,
conducting terrorists’ activities in the province of Balochistan
to demand the independence of the province from Pakistan. First
came to surface in 2009 since then they have been involved in
different terrorists activities in the province. They are
affiliated with BLA another militant organization of Balochistan.
But the BLUF is more aggressive, violent and hardliner then
their affiliate.
History
According to the IG, FC’ Balochistan BLUF is
a militant organization of same old insurgents but with the new
name.
They first appeared on the stage in 2009 and from then onward
have been active in terrorist’s activities. They took their
start from the kidnapping of UNHCR head in Balochistan in 2009.
He was released later on. BLUF was behind the Killing of
Balochistan province education minister the same year and they
were also involved in attacks on the chief minister of
Balochistan.
They were banned by the government of Pakistan on 8th
September 20110.
Since then they are operating underground.
Organization’s Message
Liberation of
Balochistan from Pakistan
Target Audience
Not specified, but their actions shows that
the target audience is people Baloch ethnicity.
Tools
N/A
Splinter Groups
Not available.
Annexure
Ethno-nationalist
Nina
Caspersen “The term ethnonationalism refers to a particular
strain of nationalism in which the referent object is an ethnic
group. This ethnic group, or rather its leaders, makes demands
based on dissatisfaction with the existing political
arrangement. Such demands can involve the pursuit of statehood,
although more limited demands, such as cultural autonomy, are
also encompassed by the term.”
Baloch nationalist
Baloch
nationalism is a ideology, which says that Baloch is a distinct
ethno-linguistic group of people, leaving in Afghanistan,
Pakistan and Iran should unite and should found their own state
free from these countries influence.