Baloch Republican Army

The Baloch Republican Army (Urdu: بلوچ ریپبلکن آرمی‎) is an armed terrorist group in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is believed to be militant wing of Baloch Republican Party.[4] In September 2010, the Government of Pakistan banned the Baloch Republican Army.[5]

Baloch Republican Army
بلوچ ریپبلکن آرمی
LeaderBrahumdagh Bugti[1][2]
Dates of operation2006–present
Active regionsBalochistan, Pakistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan[3]
IdeologyBaloch nationalism
Battles and warsInsurgency in Balochistan

Brahumdagh Bugti is the current head of Baloch Republican Army. In 2017 Bugti's asylum request was rejected by Swiss authorities. The Swiss authorities said that Bugti's asylum request was rejected because he was involved in terror-related activities.[6][7]

History

The Baloch Republican Army was founded in 2006. It is currently led by Brahumdagh Bugti.[8]

In 2017, Bugti's asylum request was rejected by the Swiss government on the basis of Bugti's links with “incidents of terrorism, violence and militant activities".[6][7] The same year also saw surrender of 143 militants belonging to Baloch Republican Army to the Pakistani authorities.[9]

In 2018, another group of 70 militants belonging to Baloch Republican Army and their commander surrendered to Pakistani authorities.[10]

In 2021, the organization destroyed a statue of Pakistan's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[11] This was due to the organization believing that he was responsible for Baloch territories such as the Balochistan, Pakistan province being occupied.

References
  1. "Balochistan Republican Army | Mapping Militant Organizations". web.stanford.edu.
  2. Ali, Naziha Syed (1 June 2015). "Situationer: Who's who of Baloch insurgency". DAWN.COM.
  3. "Pakistani militants against Belt and Road targeted in Afghanistan". NIKKEI Asia. 9 January 2021.
  4. Samad, Yunas (2015), "Understanding the insurgency in Balochistan", in Roger D. Long; Gurharpal Singh; Yunas Samad; Ian Talbot (eds.), State and Nation-Building in Pakistan: Beyond Islam and Security, Routledge, pp. 118–145, ISBN 978-1-317-44820-4
  5. Joshua, Anita (9 September 2010). "Five militant outfits banned in Balochistan" – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. Murtaza Ali Shah (23 November 2017). "Switzerland rejects Brahumdagh's asylum request after seven years". The News. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
  7. "Switzerland rejects Brahumdagh's plea for asylum". Business Recorder. 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Brahumdagh Bugti’s asylum application was turned down because of his links with “incidents of terrorism, violence and militant activities” and the rejection letter clearly sets out these allegations
  8. Muhammad Amir Rana (11 July 2021). "Reconciliation in Balochistan?". Dawn News.
  9. Gul Yousafzai (10 December 2017). "Pakistan says over 300 Baloch separatist militants surrender". Reuters.
  10. M Zafar (20 November 2018). "At least 70 militants, including commander, surrender in Balochistan". Express Tribune.
  11. "Jinnah's statue destroyed in blast in Balochistan". The Hindu. 27 September 2021.
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