FOR years, the Baloch insurgency was defined by traditional guerrilla warfare which includes remote skirmishes and hit-and-run tactics carried out by men in tribal belts.

However, as law enforcement intensified intelligence-based operations (IBOs) to dismantle these networks, a more insidious threat emerged. While the status of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization and foreign-funded proxy is well-documented, a new soft facade has appeared to shield its operations: the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).

Evidence from high-level defectors and security analysts suggests that the BYC is not an independent civic movement but a calculated political front. Sarfraz Bangalzai, former commander of the United Baloch Army, has explicitly stated that the BLA, BLF and BYC are not separate entities; they are different........

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