The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), long known for targeting security forces under the guise of “resistance,” has now openly declared war on its own people—exposing the group’s descent from militancy into outright terrorism. In a chilling statement issued this week, the BLA officially labeled the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) a “Baloch National Enemy Institution” and threatened targeted attacks not only on its infrastructure but also on Baloch citizens serving within it.
This marks a dangerous and unprecedented shift in the BLA’s operational policy—from attacking state institutions to now hunting down ordinary Baloch working in government departments. This declaration is nothing less than a license for internal bloodshed.
The BLA’s threats against Baloch civilians who serve in law enforcement or administrative roles reveals a fundamental contradiction: while the group claims to fight for the Baloch people, it is now positioning itself as judge, jury, and executioner of the very community it claims to represent.
Security analysts warn that such declarations could trigger widespread public anger in Balochistan. “These groups are now isolating themselves from the very society they claim to protect. Targeting poor or mid-level government workers from remote villages—many of whom take such jobs out of economic necessity—will backfire,” said one regional expert.
Propaganda Over Ground Control
The BLA has increasingly relied on exaggerated propaganda tactics to simulate control. Their so-called “operations” in Mastung were designed more for camera lenses than combat: brief incursions into low-security areas, filmed for social media, then abandoned before any serious engagement.
In reality, the group’s operational footprint remains weak, limited to ambushes and hit-and-run attacks. Most of their claimed “victories” are unverified, while the narrative of “martyrdom” is used to romanticize the deaths of young men lured into an ideological trap.
Questions That Demand Answers:
If BLA stands for Baloch freedom, why are they threatening people who serves in government departments ?
How does burning government buildings or looting public banks benefit the Baloch people?
What gives a self-declared armed group the right to label someone a “traitor” and declare them a target?
The BLA’s policy shift is alarming. By moving from fighting state forces to targeting civilians, they have crossed a red line—abandoning all remaining claims of legitimacy and exposing their true nature as a violent separatist group now terrorizing the very population they exploit for support.
As public awareness grows and resentment rises, it is increasingly clear: the BLA may soon face resistance not just from the state—but from within the Baloch society itself.
