Allah Nazar Baloch

Allah Nazar Baloch (Balochi: اللہ نذر بلوچ‎) is the current leader of Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), a militant group operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1] Under his leadership, Baloch Liberation Front, claimed responsibility for attacks on civilians, journalists, government and security personnel.[3][4][5] Out of the total of 38 journalists killed in Balochistan since 2007, Baloch Liberation Front and Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for killing 27 of those journalists.[6] Nazar Baloch has also threatened to conduct attacks against schools in Pakistan. He made those threats while giving reference to the 2014 attack on school which took place in Peshawar.[7]

Allah Nazar Baloch
Native name
اللہ نذر بلوچ
Born2 October 1968[1]
RankLeader
Commands heldBaloch Liberation Front (BLF)
Battles/warsInsurgency in Balochistan
Spouse(s)Fazela Baloch[2]

Nazar Baloch was born on 2 October 1968 in remote area in Awaran, called Mehi, Mashkay. His father was Nabi Bukhsh Baloch.[1]

Militant activities

In February 2002, Nazar Baloch founded Baloch Student Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) which openly advocated armed struggle against Pakistan.[1] In 2003, he went underground to join separatist militants who were involved in armed conflict with Pakistan. He was arrested by law enforcement agencies on 25 March 2005 in Karachi city where he had arrived to meet his old friends.[8] Later on, he was released in 2008 after he had struck an agreement with Pakistani security officials that he will stay away from separatist militants.[9] However, after his release, Nazar Baloch violated his agreement and re-joined the separatist militants.[9]

Currently, Nazar Baloch is the head of Baloch Liberation Front (BLF). Nazar Baloch's brother and nephew were also part of the Baloch Liberation Front. They were killed in 2015.[10] Nazar Baloch's cousin Eid Mohammed alias Sana was also a part of separatist militants until he voluntarily surrendered to law enforcement agencies of Pakistan in 2016. Eid Mohammad claimed that both Baloch Liberation Front and Baloch Liberation Army have committed atrocities against the Baloch people for their own personal gains.[11]

On 30 July 2017, Nazar Baloch threatened to conduct attacks against school children in Pakistan.[7]

On 31 October 2017, Pakistani security forces detained some people who were illegally trying to enter into Afghanistan. Later on, it was found that Nazar Baloch's wife, Fazela Baloch was also among them.[12] During her detention, she was treated with respect and honour in accordance with Baloch tradition. She was released on 2 November 2017.[2][13][14]

References
  1. "Baloch rebel Allah Nazar is dead or injured, says IGFC". The News. 11 August 2015.
  2. "BLF leader Allah Nazar's wife released in line with Baloch traditions". Daily Pakistan. 3 November 2017.
  3. "Security forces kill 'BLF commander involved' in Turbat massacre". The Express Tribune. 17 November 2019.
  4. "Three labourers gunned down in Balochistan". Pakistan Today. 14 May 2019.
  5. "BBC correspondent in Quetta threatened by Baloch Liberation Front". Reporters Without Border (RSF). 1 August 2012.
  6. "In Balochistan, Violence Continues to Target Journalists". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 9 October 2014.
  7. "Sympathizing with terrorists instead of their victims". 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019.
  8. "Baloch Liberation Force chief Dr Allah Nazar is 'dead'". Daily Pakistan. 25 August 2015.
  9. "Mystery (un)resolved: BLF chief Allah Nazar is dead?". The Express Tribune. 9 September 2015.
  10. "Baloch militant commander's brother, nephew among 14 killed in Awaran clahes". The Express Tribune. 30 June 2015.
  11. "144 Baloch militants surrender to Pakistan forces". Khaleej Times. 20 April 2016.
  12. "Allah Nazar Baloch's family released". The News. 4 November 2017.
  13. "Security forces release wife, daughter of Baloch rebel Dr Allah Nazar". The Express Tribune. 3 November 2017.
  14. "Pakistan releases wife, children of Baloch Liberation Front chief Allah Nazar after detaining them for 'illegal travelling'". First Post. 4 November 2017.
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