The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a banned militant group, has identified Attaullah Baloch as one of its alleged “suicide attackers,” prompting renewed scrutiny of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s (BYC) claims regarding enforced disappearances.
According to sources, Attaullah Baloch had previously been included on BYC’s list of allegedly forcibly disappeared persons, and his case had been presented as a human rights issue. However, following the BLA’s recent statement identifying him as one of its suicide attackers, questions have been raised about the credibility of those claims.
According to analysts, the BLA’s admission suggests that some individuals reported as forcibly disappeared are later found to have been affiliated with banned militant organizations.
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Analysts also say that such cases could undermine the credibility of genuine enforced disappearance cases and legitimate human rights concerns.
They further allege that the banned BLA promotes an anti-state narrative and recruits young people into militant organizations before using them in armed attacks. Analysts also allege that India’s intelligence agency RAW supports these groups with the aim of undermining development projects in Gwadar, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and Balochistan.
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