Pakistan Calls for UN Sanctions on Banned BLA at Security Council
The demand was made during a Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorism. Addressing the council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said that following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, several foreign-sponsored and externally financed proxy terrorist groups have gained renewed momentum.
He identified these groups as Fitna-e-Khawarij (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and Fitna-e-Hindustan, including the Baloch Liberation Army and its Majeed Brigade, stating that they continue to operate from Afghan territory with near-complete impunity.
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar said these terrorist organizations are carrying out brutal attacks inside Pakistan with open support from the country’s eastern neighbor, posing serious risks not only to Pakistan but to peace and stability across the region.
Informing the Security Council of recent developments, the Pakistani envoy said that just last week, the banned BLA claimed responsibility for multiple terrorist attacks across different areas of Balochistan, which resulted in the martyrdom of 48 innocent civilians. He described the attacks as among the worst examples of terrorism in recent times.