Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: A report by international organization Wilson Center has made startling revelations about the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) exploiting women for terrorist activities.
According to the report, the BLA blackmails and manipulates women like Adila Baloch, forcing them into suicide bombings under extreme psychological pressure.
“When my daughter went missing, I did everything to find her,” her father, Khuda Bakhsh, told More to Her Story. “With the government’s support and Allah’s grace, she is with me today.”
In Balochistan’s conservative society, where family honor is sacred, the BLA often weaponizes shame. Insurgents exploit women’s socio-economic struggles, using threats of dishonor, sexual violence, and blackmail to trap them into deadly roles, the Wilson Centre reported stated.
“They use fake social media accounts to lure individuals by pretending to care, then blackmail them into wrongdoing, particularly women, by threatening to leak personal content,” Abdul Rehman, a social activist from Kech District, told More to Her Story.
“I have lost my daughter,” said Abdul Hameed, who is the father of BLA recruit Mahal Baloch, his voice heavy with grief. “I kindly request that people of my generation care for their children and guide them toward education and empowerment, steering them away from the grip of terrorism,” the report further stated.
Earlier, A Baloch woman, Adila Baloch, who was arrested in Turbat for planning a suicide attack, has revealed that terrorists blackmail and manipulate Baloch women into committing such acts.
Speaking to the media alongside her parents, Adila Baloch, a qualified nurse who was running a World Health Organization project, shared her regret over being misled by terrorists.
Adila explained, “I was deceived in such a way that I was ready to carry out a suicide attack without considering the innocent lives that would be lost. Terrorists showed me dreams of a new and better life.”
Adila Baloch further said without informing her family, she followed the terrorists into the mountains. She mentioned that she wasn’t the only one; other misguided Baloch youth were also present.
She exposed the false narrative that Baloch women willingly engage in suicide attacks, stating, “Terrorists blackmail and manipulate Baloch women, and I am a witness to this. I didn’t even realize how I was led down the wrong path.”
Adila Baloch urged Baloch youth to avoid making the same mistake she did, warning, “This only brings destruction, and such actions do not lead to freedom. If you come across such people, inform your parents.
This is a path to ruin, and suicide bombing is a forbidden and haram act. I don’t want other Baloch youth to make the same mistakes I did.”
