The BLA is one of the largest militant outfits demanding independence for Balochistan. It is designated as a terrorist group by Pakistan as well as the US.

The BLA gained prominence in 2004 when it launched a violent struggle against Pakistan for self-determination for the Baloch people and the separation of Balochistan from Pakistan. The Pakistan government banned the Balochistan Liberation Army and designated it as a terrorist organization on April 7, 2006.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan as the BLA continued to challenge the army's claim of eliminating all train hijackers.

Pakistan Army on Wednesday claimed that all 33 Baloch insurgents, who hijacked a passenger train carrying over 400 passengers, were killed

A major security crisis unfolded in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday when separatist militants attacked the Jaffar Express, a

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) group hijacked a train with over 500 passengers onboard it in Pakistan in its fresh attack in the region. The BLA has threatened to execute the hostages as well if the Pakistan military intervenes in any manner.

A passenger train, Jaffar Express, was attacked in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday, injuring the train driver and leading to h.

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army had claimed responsibility for the attack Tuesday in a tunnel in Bolan, a district in restive Balochistan province. Its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.

Pakistan on Wednesday completed the rescue operations in the Jaffar Express hijack incident and said that all hostages had been freed. The army claimed that 33 Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) militants,