What Did the Baloch Liberation Army Tell India After Striking 51 Sites in Pakistan?

— Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)

For decades, a war has raged in silence. Not the kind fought on TV screens or in diplomatic halls — but one buried deep in the mountains and deserts of Balochistan, where an entire people have lived between erasure and resistance.

As India and Pakistan exchange fire and peace overtures across borders, Balochistan has remained a forgotten battlefield, where the fight isn’t for territory, but for dignity, identity, and survival.

Now, that silence has been broken.

In one of its most daring offensives yet, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched 71 attacks across more than 51 locations in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province. The targets — military bases, intelligence outposts, police stations, and strategic highways — were struck as part of ‘Operation Herof’, a campaign the BLA says is not just military, but message-driven. And this time, India was listening.
In a statement attributed to the group — which media outlets like Hindustan Times have reported but not independently verified — the BLA issued a direct message to India, warning against falling for what it called Pakistan’s "peace charade."

The BLA accused Pakistan of playing a double game — speaking of peace with India while allegedly sheltering and nurturing terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. It urged India and the international community to “take decisive action,” adding that tolerating Pakistan’s policies would lead to “the ruin of the entire world.”

The group described itself as “a dynamic and decisive party” in shaping the future of South Asia and warned that “a new order has become inevitable.”
The BLA claims its latest attacks struck key Pakistani strongholds in Kech, Panjgur, Mastung, Quetta, Zamuran, Tolangi, Kuluki, and Nushki. It said the operations involved:

Ambushes and IED blasts

Sniper attacks and targeted killings of Pakistani soldiers

Destruction of mineral transport vehicles

Seizure of strategic security posts

What makes these attacks especially significant is their scale, coordination, and timing — coming just after India’s Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory airstrike campaign against terror camps inside Pakistan-administered territory following the Pahalgam massacre.
India has long accused Pakistan of using terrorism as a foreign policy tool — particularly in Kashmir. Now, the BLA’s allegations echo those claims from within Pakistan’s own borders. By calling on India directly, the BLA is positioning itself not just as a local insurgency, but as a regional geopolitical force.

While India has officially remained silent on the BLA’s message, the context is telling. Any instability in Pakistan — especially one that highlights its internal repression and terror links — adds weight to India’s long-standing concerns on international forums.
Formed in the early 2000s but rooted in decades of resistance, the BLA is the most prominent armed separatist group in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and most resource-rich yet poorest province.

The Baloch people have historically accused Pakistan of:

Forced annexation in 1948 following the end of British rule

Political exclusion and denial of autonomy

Systematic exploitation of gas, mineral, and port resources

State violence, including enforced disappearances and mass killings

The BLA is banned in Pakistan and designated a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom and others, though its supporters argue it is a resistance movement fighting for human rights and sovereignty.

According to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, thousands of Baloch activists, students, journalists, and civilians have disappeared in state-backed abductions — often accused of being "terrorists" without trial. In 2014, reports of mass graves in Khuzdar shocked the international community, though justice remains elusive.
By directly addressing India and appealing to the global community, the BLA has signaled a shift from insurgency to international relevance. Its message is not just a cry for Baloch freedom — it's a strategic attempt to link Pakistan’s domestic repression with its regional policies, especially its alleged sponsorship of terrorism.

Whether or not India engages with the BLA’s message publicly, the subtext is clear: Pakistan’s internal fractures are spilling onto the global stage. And in that widening fault line, new alliances, warnings, and realities are emerging.

The Baloch Liberation Army’s recent attacks are not just military operations — they are a declaration: to Pakistan, to the world, and now, to India. As South Asia's balance of power shifts and proxy battles multiply, the BLA is no longer content to be ignored.

Its message to India is stark: Pakistan's peace may be the next war.

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