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Business Recorder
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
New Delhi actively using BLA to orchestrate terror attacks
ISLAMABAD: Indian state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan has once again come under the spotlight, with credible security sources revealing that New Delhi is actively using banned militant outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) to orchestrate terror attacks within Pakistani territory. According to security officials, the recent suicide bombing on a school bus in Khuzdar on May 21 — which martyred three children and two adults and left several others critically injured — is part of a broader Indian-sponsored campaign aimed at destabilising Balochistan. The attack has been described as 'a cowardly act by the BLA under Indian directives'. Security sources highlighted that after suffering major setbacks during Pakistan's successful Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, Indian-backed proxies have intensified efforts to spread chaos through social media threats and coordinated attacks. Following May 10, 2025, multiple known and anonymous Indian social media accounts began issuing threats of violence in Balochistan, further substantiating suspicions of cross-border orchestration. 'India is using groups like the banned BLA to execute terror plots in Pakistan in a desperate bid to divert public attention from its own internal failures,' the sources said. They pointed out that Indian intelligence is actively nurturing terrorism by maintaining at least 21 training camps in Rajasthan to prepare militants for infiltration into Pakistan. Evidence of Indian involvement in Pakistan's internal destabilisation has long been available, with the captured Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav having openly confessed to facilitating terror networks on Indian government's directives. Security sources also revealed that terrorists involved in the Jaffer Express train attack had maintained contact with Indian handlers via Afghanistan — another indication of regional destabilisation efforts coordinated by Indian intelligence. India's political leadership and media have been repeatedly found endorsing and amplifying narratives of groups like the BLA, which have been internationally condemned for terrorism. 'This clearly demonstrates India's state sponsorship of terrorism,' officials said. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Indian proxies
Listen to article The extermination of 12 'Indian proxy' terrorists in a gunfight with security forces confirms the notion that external meddling is the order of the day. Delhi's vendetta against Islamabad is now clearly evident, which led the former to even opt for an aggression that culminated in its capitulation on the military and diplomatic fronts. The mushrooming of sleeper cells in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan testifies that the outlawed TTP and BLA are sponsored and funded by India, and that they are out to bleed the nation at the behest of their masters. That is why the intelligence-based operations conducted by armed forces have made deep inroads in the bordering provinces, and been able to unmask the cruel face of covert operators. This two-front war against Pakistan is a threat to its existence, and needs to be taken note of by the world community. The terrorist attack on a convoy in North Waziristan as well as the mopping operations in Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Turbat that our soldiers were driven to conduct are open-and-shut cases of Indian interference. It is relevant to note that terrorism has taken a spike since the change of regime in Afghanistan in 2021, and every effort has been made since then by Delhi to destabilise Pakistan by prompting disgruntled elements in the desolate province of Balochistan to gang up against the state of Pakistan. The arrest of Indian naval commander Kulbhushan Jadhav from Balochistan and his confession to arson and sabotage is a case in point. It is thus, no surprise, that Pakistan is ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks rising by 45 per cent over the past year to 1,081. This violation of Pakistan's sovereignty by India is condemnable and must undergo retribution. From coercion and intimidation to firing missiles into Pakistan, apart from suspension of water inflow, India has tried all tools of state-centric terrorism. This game of thrones is leading to escalation, and pushing the region to the brink of a catastrophe. Will someone stand up to remind India of inter-state morals?
Express Tribune
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
From Propaganda to Provocation: Reassessing India's Posture toward Pakistan
For nearly eight decades, India and Pakistan have lived under the shadow of near-constant tensions. Now, the recent terror attack in Pehalgam—in the restive region of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir—and its aftermath has once again brought the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to the brink of a catastrophic confrontation. As familiar accusations resurface, so does the danger of another cycle of retaliation without evidence, diplomacy, or restraint. However, the current bout of escalation is not simply a product of traditional cross-border tensions; it is progressively driven by unilateralism, ideological fanaticism, strategic hostility, and a deliberate breakdown of engagement. At the heart of this crisis lies a troubling shift in India's strategic posture by Prime Minister Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party's (BJP) regime—one that depicts itself as a victim of terrorism, whilst actively deploying state-sponsored tactics abroad and vigorously repressing dissent at home. Following the Pehalgam attack—within minutes—New Delhi has predictably assumed and pointed fingers at Islamabad, alleging its links with non-state actors that India deems responsible for the attack. While Pakistan denies the assertion and labels the incident as a false-flag operation, this Indian narrative based on house of cards is not only reductive, it is increasingly hypocritical and must be weighed against thus far established facts on ground and hard-core matter of record that India itself has engaged in state-sponsored terrorism and extra-judicial transnational killings—most infamously through the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian naval officer convicted in Pakistan for terrorism, espionage, and sabotage in Balochistan province, and more recently through New Delhi's alleged support and association with proscribed terrorist groups such as Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)—responsible for innumerable suicide bombings and mass casualty terror attacks across Pakistan—and its latest partnership with international criminal gangs to assassinate adversaries and political activists of Indian origin, particularly in Canada and America, right under state patronage. India's current behaviour—both rhetorically and operationally—raises serious alarms about its character as a self-proclaimed pluralist democracy that is bound by ideal principles of justice, laws, transparency, and accountability. By placing itself as judge, jury, and executioner, New Delhi increasingly acts without the burden of proof—launching cross-border airstrikes, incursions, and economic blockades—under the cover of so-called 'pre-emptive defence.' This erosion of international norms undermines the rules-based international order that India claims to support and sets a dangerous precedent in one of the world's most volatile nuclear flashpoints. A critical driver of this shift is the ideological influence on BJP government of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)—a paramilitary-style far-right Hindu nationalist group that has been banned, and then reinstated, multiple times in India, primarily for its alleged involvement in violence since its inception in 1925—and its vision of Hindutva, an ethno-nationalist political movement that rests on hostility to Islam and prioritises factors like race, territory, and nativism to see India as a civilizational state defined by Hindu identity. Under this vision, Pakistan is not just a geopolitical adversary but a cultural and religious rival. This ideological framing fuels a policy of total disengagement, wherein dialogue, diplomacy, and even cultural exchanges are systematically dismantled. India's consistent refusal to engage with Pakistan in cricket, art, academia, debate, and diplomacy is emblematic of this broader enmity. Pakistani artists are routinely banned, cricketers shunned, and talks rejected—all under various pretexts that mask a growing intolerance toward Islamic identity and Muslim-majority nations. These actions not only fracture regional people-to-people ties but are cynically used to serve BJP's nefarious domestic political agendas—which is to subjugate Muslims, consolidate majoritarian votes, distract masses from governance failures, and suppress internal dissent. From persistent Hindu mob lynchings of Muslims at home to state-sponsored cross-border terrorism in Pakistan and the region to state-sanctioned transnational extra-judicial killings across the globe, India has incessantly showcased itself as a belligerent rogue state that is now hostage to this vile Hindutva ideology. Adding another layer to this complex web of deceit is India's disinformation strategy, revealed starkly by Brussels-based independent organisation—the EU DisinfoLab's investigation termed as 'Indian Chronicles'—which uncovered a network of fake NGOs, think tanks, and media outlets created and consumed across the world to discredit and tarnish Pakistan's image on international platforms over the course of last few decades. Far from being a passive victim of propaganda, India has actively participated in global narrative manipulation through tapestry of deception, while projecting itself as a shiny responsible actor. What is unravelling in South Asia is not just a bilateral spat; it is a region that is being dragged toward ultimate war by hyper-nationalist Hindutva philosophy driven by supremacist socio-political zeal, jingoistic fervour, strategic deception, and state-sponsored animosity. The international community should be prudent of simplistic narratives that paint one side as an unequivocal instigator, and the other as a virtuous democracy. The situation demands a more honest appraisal of all players, including those who wear the cloak of world's largest democracy while behaving like aggressive rogue states. As India's internal politics grow more exclusionary and its external policies more aggressive, the cost of miscalculation becomes dangerously high. A potential all-out war between two nuclear-armed neighbours cannot be seen merely through the lens of counterterrorism—it must be recognized for what it is—a crisis of ideology, accountability, and restraint. The time for complacency has passed. A regional and international recalibration is urgently needed to avoid major calamity and the only pathway is dialogue, diplomacy, and deliberation.
Express Tribune
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
India's covert war on Pakistan's existence
The writer is a public policy analyst based in Lahore. She can be reached at durdananajam1@ Listen to article In yet another grim episode of ethnic bloodshed, four Punjabi men were recently gunned down in the Naukshi area of Balochistan. From bus shootings to train bombings, like on the ill-fated Jaffar Express — which was, notably, en route to Punjab — Punjabis have increasingly become targets of orchestrated violence in Balochistan. These are not random crimes; they are the result of calculated efforts to create ethnic fault lines within Pakistan, weaken its internal cohesion, and damage the fabric of inter-provincial harmony. What is most alarming is the growing evidence of India's direct involvement in funding and orchestrating these attacks, under the BJP's watch. While the world sees Balochistan through the lens of development and deprivation, India sees it as a wedge to exploit. From the confessions of captured Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to intelligence reports from global agencies, it is clear that New Delhi has long been nurturing anti-state elements in Balochistan. BLA receives logistical, financial and ideological support from Indian handlers. Likewise, elements of the TTP, though ideologically driven, have found patronage and sanctuaries across the Afghan border — once again under India's influence. All these nefarious designs on Pakistan are part of a broader Indian strategy: destabilise Pakistan from within so that it eventually breaks apart. The Punjabi community, representing the country's largest ethnic group, has become a primary target in this vicious campaign. Under the leadership of Modi and BJP, India's hostility has acquired a distinct ideological tone. It is not just about borders anymore; it is about identity. The hatred for Pakistan, which stems from the very basis of the two-nation theory, is now deeply fused with a broader Hindutva-driven animosity against Muslims. This ideology manifests in India's domestic politics through lynchings, discriminatory laws like the Citizenship Amendment Act, and the systematic marginalisation of Muslims. Internationally, it takes the form of aggression towards Pakistan, attempts to isolate it diplomatically, and now — as seen in Balochistan — efforts to weaken it from within. The irony is staggering. While the BJP-led regime brands Muslims as terrorists, they have no hesitation in seeking validation from Muslim-majority Gulf countries. Modi is often seen being decorated by Muslim rulers, welcomed with royal protocol, even as his administration pushes an anti-Muslim agenda at home. The same Muslims that are demonised in India are then conveniently used as a means for economic gain abroad. India's persistent provocations are a ticking time bomb. Both India and Pakistan are nuclear-armed nations, and continued destabilisation increases the risk of open conflict. The Pahalgam incident was a chilling reminder of how quickly tensions can escalate. Any future confrontation may not be as contained, and the consequences would be catastrophic not just for South Asia but for the entire world. India's current approach under the BJP is not one of regional leadership or coexistence; it is one of domination and disruption. The idea is not merely to weaken Pakistan politically or economically, but to erase its ideological basis. Silence in the face of injustice is complicity. The international community, particularly the Muslim world, must see through India's double standards. It cannot turn a blind eye to India's state-sponsored terrorism in Balochistan while celebrating Modi as a global statesman. Pakistan, too, must recalibrate its diplomatic and security responses to expose this dangerous nexus at every forum. The blood of the Punjabis killed in Naukshi is not just on the hands of the gunmen; it is on the hands of those who fund them, protect them, and remain silent about them. India's hybrid war is not a theory anymore — it is a lived reality. The world must acknowledge it, and Pakistan must counter it with unity, resolve, and unapologetic strength. If India believes it can fracture Pakistan by sowing ethnic divisions and spreading terror, it is gravely mistaken. We may be many ethnicities, but we are one nation. And this nation will not be broken — as India must have realised in the befitting response of Operation Sindoor with Operation Bunyan Marsoos.
Express Tribune
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Pahalgam and the exporter of terror
Listen to article Reportedly, 1,600 civilians and security personnel were killed across Pakistan in 2024, and the trend is fiercely continuing in 2025. Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa dominate the terror landscape. We cannot forget the February 2024, ISIS-claimed twin bombings in Pishin District and Killa Saifullah, killing 30 people. Or the August 2024 BLA attacks across Balochistan in a single day resulting in 73 killed. Or, the killing of 21 Jaffar Express hostages at the hands of the BLA militants in March this year. Four days after the Pahalgam tragedy, a BLA attack led to the martyrdom of 10 Pakistan Army personnel in Quetta. Seven more soldiers laid down their lives this month in Kachhi, Balochistan. During the 20 years of the Afghan war, Pakistan saw the worst wave of terrorism ever seen in the world. Fatalities peaked to 11,000 in 2009 alone, and only with a series of stalwart operation by the Pakistan Army was the state able to control and fence this scourge of terror and protect the people and the land. Sadly, as soon as the Afghans allowed the Indians to return to their soil to complete some leftover projects, we see groups like TTP, BLA and ISKP suddenly getting reorganised, restarting a vicious cycle of violence in Balochistan and KP. It's not that Pakistan has not been trying to tell the world that India and its malicious agency RAW are behind all this. The MoFA and the ISPR have continuously been providing evidence regarding Indian hand behind the BLA and TTP terrorism. For instance, the ISPR aired the conversation between a serving Indian major and the terrorist Majeed planning the Jaffar Express hijacking. Pakistan's capture of Kulbhushan Jadhav in 2016 is another irrefutable evidence of their malicious presence on our soil. In November 2023, The Intercept leaked a report claiming that RAW is running assassination plots against Sikh and Kashmiri separatists, both inside Pakistan and abroad. This was a month after Hardeep Nijjar was assassinated in Canada, following which the US and Canada disclosed plots for assassination of more Sikh leaders on their soils. In the same month, eight Indian former naval officers, accused of spying for Israel, were given death penalty in Qatar. It seems that India not only buys weapons from Israel, but also shares ideologies, like the ideology of genocide and apartheid; of death-squads and espionage; of breaking international laws and breaching the sovereignty of other states with impunity; of making all sorts of temporary laws and breaking the constitution every now and then just to kill, abuse, rape and dehumanise their internal or adjacent Muslim populations at will. There is another common trait to be identified, the trait of yelling out the lie, crying full throttle, in national and international media and forms, with so much repetition of false rhetoric — that lies start sounding like truths and truths become the unknown-knowns. Hence wise India has propagated an unceasing campaign of calling Pakistan the hub and exporter of terrorism. In January, The Washington Post published a report detailing an assassination programme executed by RAW to kill about half a dozen individuals in Pakistan from 2021 onwards. Just like Israel goes right inside Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran to kill its enemies, not feeling the slightest remorse, like a criminal or a coward, rather being proud of their ignobility. Just like that, Modi, in false pride, in 2016, uttered in his Independence Day speech that "people of Balochistan, Gilgit and PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) have thanked me a lot in past few days, I am grateful to them." Clearly, it is not the people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Azad Kashmir who are thanking the biggest-threat-to-Pakistan; rather it is Indian assets, spies, criminal gangs that India/RAW approaches and engages for terrorist acts, and separatist militant groups that India funds and arms so that they can commit crimes against humanity inside Pakistan, at India's behest, who are thanking Modi. RAW is more than just a Research and Analysis Wing, it has become a wing of assassinations and terrorism. RAW has enabled India to export terror to the four corners of the world. And more, it has made India an expert of false-flag operations. From Mumbai 26/11 to Pulwama to Pahalgam, India makes it happen and before an hour passes, before any evidence-collection or inquiry, it blames Pakistan and starts its aggression. The mere fact that no inquiry is made is a proof of the fact the India knows in advance how it happened and what its next steps will be. It's amazing to imagine what lurks in the top echelons of Indian political and defence framework. No professionalism, no humanism, no rule of law, only barbaric brute sense of hate and vengeance - is that the mere force that drives India — the 1.46 billion people? Perhaps this is the reason why, Indian armed forces have disappointed their people, because India invests more on espionage and covert interventions, and less on professional training and discipline. True that we are in an age of hybrid warfare, but not true that it can replace professional competency and proficiency. News that Israeli experts were assisting the Indian Army in their attacks on Pakistan is a question mark on Indian handicap in fighting a war. You can buy weapons from others but you have to fight it yourself. Israel cannot lend you bravery, they lack it themselves. War is not a viable option between the two nuclear-armed states. Nevertheless, it has given a much-needed case study in 5th Generation Warfare. The advance from 4th to 5th generation warfare was in essence an advance to technological superiority and networking warfare that lead to stealth. Non-kinetic means are employed along with pre-attack pinpointing, jamming and sabotage of enemy's networking nodes, followed by precision targeting. Once the enemy is disoriented by disruption of its communication and compromise of its attack-centres, precision firepower becomes overwhelming. Perhaps that was the critical intelligence JD Vance and Marco Rubio were pointing to; India's networking nodes had been compromised, and it was on the verge of humiliating defeat — ceasefire was the best option. Hats off to Pakistan Army's war-room and to the brave hearts of the PAF, who always put the soil above their souls!
