| Balochistan Liberation Front | |
|---|---|
| بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر | |
 | |
| Leader | Sher Mohammad Marri (deceased) Allah Nazar Baloch (present) |
| Headquarters | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Active regions | Balochistan |
| Ideology | Marxism–Leninism[1] Baloch nationalism[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Size | Unknown |
| Means of revenue | Donations |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  Pakistan |
The Balochistan Liberation Front (Urdu: بلوچستان لبریشن فرنٹ;, Balochi: بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر; BLF) is a Afghanistan-based Baloch ethnonationalist terrorist group actively engaged in the Balochistan region of Southwestern Asia.
The terror group was founded by Jumma Khan in 1964 in Damascus, and played an important role in the 1968–1973 insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and 1973–1977 insurgency in Balochistan province of Pakistan.[2] However, the group's insurgency was defeated in both Pakistan and Iran and the status of the group became unknown until 2004.
The entity re-emerged in 2004 after Allah Nazar Baloch took command of the group in 2003.[2][1] Since then the terrorists of BLF has taken responsibility for attacks on civilians, journalists, government officials and military personnel.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b c "Balochistan Liberation Front". Database of People with Extremist Linkages. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
stanfordwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Security forces kill 'BLF commander involved' in Turbat massacre". Express Tribune. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Three labourers gunned down in Balochistan". Pakistan Today. 14 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC correspondent in Quetta threatened by Baloch Liberation Front". Reporters Without Border (RSF). 1 August 2012.