Balochistan Liberation Front
| Balochistan Liberation Front | |
|---|---|
| بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر | |
| Founders | Jumma Khan Marri |
| Leaders | Jumma Khan Marri (left the group) Sher Mohammad Marri (1960s-1990) Allah Nazar Baloch (2000-present) |
| Foundation | 1964 |
| Dates of operation | 1964–1977 2000–present |
| Headquarters | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Active regions | Pakistan |
| Ideology | Marxism–Leninism Baloch nationalism Separatism Secularism Anti-Punjabi sentiment Anti-Chinese sentiment |
| Major actions | Assassination, attacks against civilians and paramilitary forces, rape, kidnapping and ethnic cleansing |
| Status | Active |
| Size | Unknown (probably a few hundreds) |
| Means of revenue | Donations, taxation, extorsion |
| Allies | Balochistan Liberation Army India |
| Opponents | Pakistan Iran China |
| Battles and wars | Third Balochistan conflict Forth Balochistan conflict Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Insurgency in Balochistan |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Pakistan Iran China |
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The Balochistan Liberation Front (Balochi: بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر; BLF) is a Afghanistan-based Baloch ethnonationalist separatist group actively engaged in the Balochistan region of Southwestern Asia.
The separatist group was founded by Jumma Khan Marri in 1964 in Damascus, Syria and played an important role in the 1968–1973 insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and 1973–1977 insurgency in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
The entity re-emerged in 2004 after Allah Nazar Baloch took command of the group in 2003. Since then the BLF has taken responsibility for attacks on MI and ISI personnel, government officials and military personnel.
In 2016, Allah Nazar Baloch, the BLF's leader, expressed openness to receiving financial and other forms of support from India. He also vowed to continue targeting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), segments of which pass through Balochistan.