Two Baloch militant organizations that have been committing crimes against humanity in Balochistan are likely to be declared terrorist organizations in the coming months by the U.S. Department of State.The two organizations have been identified as Baloch Liberation Front of Dr. Allah Nazar and the Baloch Liberation Army commanded by Hyrbyair Marri.
The B.L.F., which has barely a few dozen militants, is considered more dangerous and lethal than Pakistan military, as it has killed nearly two dozen unarmed civilians since the beginning of 2012 in Talban-style attacks.
On April 10, 2012 Gulab Baloch, a clerk at the Anti-Terrorism Court was shot dead in Turbat by the B.L.F. He was accused by the B.L.F of being a government informer. On April 8, 2012 two Punjabi travellers identified as Mohammed Qaiser and Asif Javed were gunned in Mand. They were day laborers. The B.L.F. also gunned down four common Baloch from Gwadar area who had come to Turbat for hunting. The victims were identifed as Nasir Baloch, Munir Dost, Obaiduk Baloch and Abdul Baloch.
On February 15 as many as seven Pashtun day laborers were shot dead by the same group. Again on March 7, five Punjabi youths who were leaving Pakistan for Greece was gunned down by B.L.F terrorists.
The B.L.A. has also carried out terrorist attacks against unarmed civilians, the most infamous of which was the killing of Balochistan university professor Nazima Talib on Aptil 27, 2010. Never in Baloch history did Baloch fighters touch a woman, Balochistan observers says.
According to insider and family sources, veteran Baloch leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri does not approve of Hyrbyair Marri's policies and has instead named his two other sons, Gazzain Marri and Mehran Baluch, to manage the affairs of the Marri tribe.
Concerned Baloch living in the U.S. have sent a letter to the State Department and White House over the crimes against humanity being perpetrated by the militant outfits.
"These organizations are no different from the Taliban as they are using terror and are committing crimes against humanity".
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