Bashir Zaib
Bashir Zaib | |
|---|---|
| Native name | بشیر زیب |
| Rank | Leader of the BLA |
| Commands | Balochistan Liberation Army |
| Battles / wars | Insurgency in Balochistan |
Bashir Zaib (Balochi: بشیر زیب) is the current leader of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a Baloch nationalist organisation, listed as a terrorist group by Pakistan, China, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.[1][2][3][4][5].
Zaib joined the BLA in 2012, after serving as the chairman of BSO Azad from 2008 to 2012. Following the death of his brother, Aslam Baloch, who had led the organization from 2006 to 2018, Zaib succeeded him as the leader of the BLA in 2018.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of banned organisations in Pakistan". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Office, Home (15 July 2016). PROSCRIBED TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS (PDF). Home Office. p. 9. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Terrorist Designations of Balochistan Liberation Army and Husain Ali Hazzima and Amendments to the Terrorist Designations of Jundallah". U.S. Department of State. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "US declares BLA as terrorist outfit". Express Tribune. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "US declares Baloch separatist group BLA a terror outfit". National Herald India. 3 July 2019.
- ^ "A Profile of Bashir Zaib: The Radical Leader of the Baluch Liberation Army". The Jamestown Foundation. 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Bashir Zeb, brother of Chinese consulate attack's mastermind, could be behind PSX attack". The News International. 1 July 2020.