Law enforcement authorities have revealed that the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) is functioning as a front organization for armed separatist groups, including the militant network Fitna-al-Hindustan, actively facilitating recruitment, propaganda, and operational support at the grassroots level.
Officials clarified that this is not speculation; the BYC’s role has been documented in government records since 2025 and now corroborated with concrete evidence. Following the March 2025 Jaffer Express incident, the Director General of ISPR warned that terrorist support in Balochistan is often coordinated through proxy networks and propaganda campaigns. In this context, the BYC has been implicated in criminal attempts to obstruct identification and legal processes, including the forced seizure of deceased militants’ bodies from hospitals under the leadership of Mahrang Baloch.
Authorities reported that the BYC systematically exploits narratives of enforced disappearances to manipulate public perception, presenting terrorists as victims before proper identification or legal scrutiny. On 23 May 2025, the DG ISPR explicitly stated that the BYC and its leadership function as proxies and facilitators for terrorist networks, using victimization narratives as tools to advance militant objectives.
In recent operations, the CTD, police, and related agencies arrested Sajid Ahmed, a resident of Turbat. According to DIG Ittizaz Guraya, Sajid holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from the International Islamic University Islamabad and has served as a lecturer at government colleges, including the University of Turbat. Investigations revealed that Sajid maintained direct contact with BYC leadership, providing operational support to terrorist networks a fact he confirmed in his confession.
DIG CTD further confirmed the arrests of three additional facilitators, all of whom maintained prior links to the BYC. Among them is 18-year-old Sarfraz from Kharaan, tasked with reconnaissance for police and polio teams, who was initially recruited through BYC, participating in protests and street blockages. Sarfraz was recruited by Jehanzeb alias Mehrban, who later brought another 18-year-old, Bizen, into the organization, demonstrating how familial grievances and local losses are exploited for recruitment purposes.
Authorities have gathered evidence indicating that minors are also being manipulated, with BYC serving as a recruitment platform, after which young recruits are directed toward terrorist activities, contrary to claims by Fitna-al-Hindustan.
In response, the government has announced the establishment of rehabilitation centers in Quetta and Turbat, focusing on psychological counseling, parental engagement, and social reintegration to address the misuse of youth by proxy networks.
Experts note that the BYC provides a protective veil under the guise of human rights advocacy, mobilizing immediately after terrorist incidents to portray perpetrators as victims. Its propaganda operations, including international outreach in Europe, are evidence of external sponsorship and strategic coordination.
Combined, the March 2025 Jaffer Express attack, subsequent ISPR disclosures, and the January 2026 CTD evidence-based briefing create a continuous and coordinated official record, confirming that the BYC functions not as an independent human rights group but as a soft face, recruitment conduit, propaganda shield, and international liaison arm for Fitna-al-Hindustan.
