WEB DESK: Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) played highly role in exploitation of women in Balochistan.
Before the establishment of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), no woman in Balochistan had ever carried out a suicide bombing. However, BYC was formed in 2020, and in 2022. Highly educated Shari Baloch carried out a suicide attack at Karachi University. Later, individuals such as Samia Qalandarani, Mahkan Baloch, Mahal Baloch, Zarina Rafiq Baloch, Hawa Baloch, Asiya Mengal, and several others were reported to have carried out suicide attacks. In addition, dozens of women are currently present in BLA camps, and training videos of them are reportedly released by the Baloch Liberation Army itself.
Before BYC, there was no tradition of female suicide attacks in the history of Balochistan, even though unrest has existed since 1947.
Available evidence suggests that although BYC presents itself as a movement for missing persons and human rights, it is allegedly functioning behind the scenes as a recruitment platform for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
Through BYC platforms, the state of Pakistan is portrayed as an “occupying, oppressive, and colonial power.” This narrative is said to be used to instill feelings of hatred in the minds of young women and children.
Speeches by Sabiha Baloch and other
leaders frequently emphasize “Baloch Raaj” and resistance against the state, which, according to critics, may indirectly encourage militancy.
It is also claimed that women involved in suicide attacks had some level of association with BYC protest camps or its narrative. Experts argue that BYC provides the raw material that is later turned into explosives by the BLA’s “Majeed Brigade.”
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