Lashkar-e-Balochistan

Lashkar-e-Balochistan
لشکرِ بلوچستان
Active regionsPakistan
IdeologyBaloch nationalism
Marxism[1]
Secularism[1]
StatusInactive[2]
Designated as a terrorist group byPakistan

Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB) Urdu: لشکرِ بلوچستان, lit.'Army of Balochistan' was a militant group based in Pakistan's Balochistan province, which was agitating for Balochistan's national independence. The LeB became publicly known in 2012, after it claimed responsibility for several bombings in Lahore, Karachi and Quetta, killing or injuring several people.[3][4] The group is currently inactive.[2]

  1. ^ a b Karlos Zurutuza (2 November 2009). "Pakistan's Other Insurgents". Vice. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Terrorist Groups". South Asian Terrorism Portal Index (SATP). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Lashkar-e-Balochistan claim responsibility for Lahore blast". The News Tribe. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Lashkar-e-Balochistan claims responsibility of Karachi blast". Pakistan Today. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.