The relationship between the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has drawn increasing scrutiny from security analysts and state authorities who describe it as a two-stage pipeline for radicalisation and recruitment. According to this assessment, BYC functions as a social and ideological network that prepares vulnerable youth, while BLA absorbs these individuals into terrorist structures for training and operations. The first stage is the BYC-led radicalisation phase.

Through public demonstrations, campus activism, and social media campaigns, BYC frames issues such as alleged disappearances and claims of state oppression. The narrative is amplified across digital platforms, targeting students and educated urban youth, with particular emphasis on Baloch women from middle-class backgrounds. Security reports argue that many of these women do not have personal experiences of family disappearances or direct economic hardship, suggesting that ideological grooming and propaganda play a central role in mobilisation.

The second stage is the BLA transition phase. Individuals who have been exposed to BYC’s grievance-based messaging are then approached by BLA operatives. They are gradually moved from protest circles into underground networks where they receive weapons handling, explosives........

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