Aslam Baloch
Aslam Baloch | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Takari Mohammad Aslam |
| Other name(s) | Achu, Achoo, Achou |
| Born | 1975 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 2018 (aged 42–43) Ayno Maina, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | Targeted suicide bombing |
| Allegiance | Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) |
| Years of service | Mid-1990s – 2018 |
| Rank | Commander ("General", "Ustad") |
| Unit | Balochistan Liberation Army |
| Commands | Majeed Brigade |
| Children | Rehan Baloch |
Aslam Baloch (1975 – 25 December 2018), also known as Achu (alternatively spelled Achoo and Achou), was a senior commander and founding leader of a splinter fraction of the Balochistan Liberation Army. He was the architect of the Majeed Brigade, a suicide squad responsible for several high-profile attacks.
A key figure in the Baloch separatist insurgency, Baloch spent decades engaged in armed struggle against the Pakistani state, advocating for Baloch nationalism and independence. At the time of his death, he was based in Ayno Maina, Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was killed in a targeted suicide bombing on 25 December 2018.