17-05-2025
Beaten, Burnt, Shot: Inside Pakistan Army's Brutal Kill-And-Dump Policy In Balochistan
Following the March 2025 hijacking of the Jaffar Express by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Pakistan has intensified its reliance on state-supported militias to crush Baloch dissent. Intelligence sources say the Pakistan Army has upgraded the operational scope of its death squads—such as the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Aman Balochistan—while distancing itself from direct involvement to maintain plausible deniability and deflect international scrutiny.
The model, which mirrors Pakistan's past strategy in Kashmir, is designed to avoid direct army casualties. Punjabi-dominated military and intelligence units, including the Frontier Corps (FC) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), now provide arms and funds to tribal leaders like Shafiq Mengal of the Musallah Defah Tanzeem to target alleged BLA sympathisers.
