Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistani officials and security agencies have laid bare the extensive and well-documented links between the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and India's intelligence agency RAW, describing the militant group as a full-fledged Indian proxy terrorist organization operating to sabotage Pakistan's sovereignty, economy, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has repeatedly stated that the BLA functions as an Indian proxy, with its top leadership reportedly based in New Delhi. In multiple television interviews and official briefings in 2025 and 2026, Asif declared: "The relation between BLA and India is well-known... BLA and TTP are Indian proxies. They have nothing to do with religion or nationalism. India is financing them and they're involved in bloodshed here."
The most damning evidence surfaced in March 2016 with the arrest of serving Indian Navy officer Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav in Balochistan. Operating under RAW directives, Jadhav confessed in a widely broadcast video statement that he was tasked with funding, arming, and directing Baloch insurgent groups - including the BLA and Baloch Republican Army (BRA) - to carry out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.
In his confession, Jadhav admitted:
Pakistani intelligence has since presented dossiers containing financial trails, intercepted communications, and forensic evidence linking RAW handlers directly to BLA operations. Multiple BLA commanders have reportedly received medical treatment in Indian hospitals under disguised identities, further cementing the operational nexus.
Pakistan maintains that India's support for the BLA is driven by New Delhi's desire to derail the multi-billion-dollar CPEC, a flagship project of China's Belt and Road Initiative. By fueling insurgency in resource-rich Balochistan, India aims to create insecurity, scare away investors, and weaken Pakistan-China ties.
Recent attacks claimed by the BLA - including the maritime assault off Gwadar and coordinated strikes across Balochistan - have been traced back to this Indian-backed network, with weapons and funding routed through Afghan corridors, according to Pakistani intelligence.
Since 2025, Pakistan has officially designated the BLA and its splinter factions under the umbrella term "Fitna al-Hindustan" (Curse of Hindustan), formally recognizing the group as an Indian-sponsored terrorist entity.
India has consistently rejected all Pakistani allegations, calling them "baseless" and an attempt to deflect from Islamabad's internal challenges. However, Pakistani officials insist that the evidence - from Jadhav's confessions to financial intercepts and operational patterns - is "irrefutable" and will be presented internationally when required.
Security analysts in Pakistan view the BLA not as an indigenous movement but as a proxy tool in India's hybrid warfare strategy against Pakistan. The deep connection, they argue, goes beyond occasional support - it represents a sustained, state-sponsored campaign spanning nearly two decades.
Pakistan's armed forces continue high-intensity operations against BLA networks, vowing to dismantle the Indian proxy infrastructure once and for all. As Defence Minister Asif warned, "We will prove India's involvement with complete evidence."
The BLA remains proscribed as a terrorist organization by Pakistan, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
