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India.com
2 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
Which countries does the Baloch Army buy weapons from, and where does it get the money? Check key details here
पाकिस्तानी सेना के छक्के छुड़ा रखे हैं New Delhi: Bankrupt Pakistan is currently in massive trouble and facing a double threat. On one hand, the country is witnessing a severe water crisis due to tensions with India; on the other hand, Balochistan is posing serious challenges to the Shehbaz government. It is important to note the fighters of the Baloch Liberation Army are so strong that the Pakistani army is unable to confront them. In this article, we will tell you the name of the country from where Balochistan is getting the weapon and financial support. Recently, the fighters of the Baloch Liberation Army took control of a train called the Jaffer Express in Pakistan. During this incident, they took more than 100 Pakistani army soldiers hostage. During that time, several modern weapons were seen in the hands of the Baloch fighters. Since then, questions have been raised about which countries are supplying them with these weapons. Here are some of the key details: Baloch army fighters purchase weapons from the black markets of Iran and Afghanistan. In 2021, the US military left behind its weapons in Afghanistan. It is estimated that the Balochistan Army also purchases American weapons. According to reports, the BLA also possesses Russian weapons. Speaking of BLA's weapons, they possess deadly arms from both the US and Russia, including the M240B machine gun, M16A4 rifle, and RPG-7 launcher. In Balochistan, separatists are fighting for its independence, and their bases are located in the mountains. It is said that they also receive support from local civilians.
AFP
03-04-2025
- Politics
- AFP
False posts about 'attack' on Pakistan army centre misuse unrelated fire clip
"In Pakistan, a powerful bomb was detonated at Pakistani Army's headquarters. The explosion killed 20 Pakistani soldiers," reads a March 24, 2025 Facebook post from a user based in Pakistan's archrival neighbour India. It includes a clip of people running away from a burning structure. "The attack was carried out by Balochistan Army," adds the post's Hindi-language caption in an apparent reference to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which has claimed responsibility for a deadly train siege and a bombing on a convoy of buses in March (archived here and here). BLA is one of separatist groups that accuse outsiders of plundering natural resources in volatile Balochistan province near the borders with Afghanistan and Iran (archived link). Image Screenshot of the false post, taken on March 26, 2025 Similar posts on Facebook and X also surfaced claiming the Pakistan army's headquarters in Rawalpindi in Punjab province was bombed but no official reports indicate such an attack happened as of April 3. A reverse image search of the circulating video's keyframes found it in a report from Sky News Arabia on March 18, 2025 (archived link). The report says it shows a fuel depot explosion in Douma near the Syrian capital Damascus. Further keyword searches found the video also included in other reports about the fire (archived here, here and here). Image Screenshot comparison of the false post (L) and the Sky News video The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the incident saying two civilians sustained injuries in the oil tanker explosion ( ). An AFP journalist reviewed the footage and found signboards visible in the clip display text in Arabic. Signs in Pakistan, however, are mostly written in the official language Urdu ( ). Image Screenshot of the video with an Arabic signpost highlighted by AFP AFP has fact-checked other misinformation related to separatist attacks in Pakistan
