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Balochistan Launches Crackdown on Banned Militants With Interpol Push and Faster Trials

Reviewed call data linking foreign leaders to local facilitators prompted prosecutions plus Interpol requests.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Sardar Sarfraz Bugti chaired a high‑level meeting in Quetta that approved a stepped‑up campaign against outlawed groups.
  • Officials compiled a list of more than 300 suspected militants tied to BLA, BLF, UBA, BRG and Lashkar‑e‑Balochistan for priority legal action.
  • The Home Department was directed to activate the Provincial Action Plan’s dedicated cell to drive investigations and enforcement.
  • Prosecutions will be accelerated as the province coordinates with the federal Interior and Foreign Affairs ministries to seek Interpol Red Notices.
  • Authorities cited call and communication records, with reports of financial trails, while maintaining temporary restrictions including bans on rallies, Section 144, and limits on pillion riding, face coverings, tinted glasses and unregistered motorcycles.