NEW DELHI: Pakistan has been suffering losses at the hands of the Balochistan Nationalist Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Balochistan. With a minerals deal on cards with the United States and the upcoming China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project 2.0 (CPEC), Pakistan has to assure these countries of security guarantees.
Looking at how things have unfolded, it became clear that the Pakistan army has been unable to beat down these groups. To understand how desperate Pakistan is in its fight against the BLA and TTP, it has decided to appoint death squads in Balochistan. These death squads are part of Pakistan’s shadow operations in the region, and to take this forward, it has appointed the deadly and ruthless Mir Shafiq-ur-Rehman.
The Pakistan army has committed heinous offenses against the Baloch people. The army has been accused of genocide in the region, and the same has not gone down too well with the international community.
Moreover, both the US and China would want to do business with a country whose army indulges in the genocide of innocent people, including women and children. There have been complaints of torture, forced disappearances, and rape in the region.