US puts Balochistan armed group on terrorist list

3 weeks ago

The United States has designated the so-called Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, The Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, accusing them of carrying out multiple deadly attacks in recent years. Recently, the BLA took responsibility for hijacking a Pakistani Jaffar Express train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar in March, killing 31 civilians and security personnel and holding over 300 train