U.S. ban lends support to Baloch fighters

Why is it in news?
  • Following the U.S. ban on the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the militant organisation’s support base has widened within the political spectrum of Balochistan.
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  • Request for reconsidering decision:
    (1) Even a prominent overground leader urging the U.S. to reconsider its decision.
    (2) Hyrbyair Marri, one of the nationalist leaders living in exile, has come out with open support for the militant organisation.
    (3) His comment reflects the position taken by the head of the BLA Bashir Zeb Baloch who had called upon the U.S., the EU and others to find out the “real terrorists” in Balochistan.
  • USA appeasing Pakistan and Taliban: Taliban, the brainchild of Pakistan, has been complicit in bringing the Twin Towers down and now the U.S. has unfortunately bent its knees to appease Pakistan and Taliban by banning the Baloch organisation.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 8th Jul 2019