Quetta, Mar 3 : Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) today said it has “executed” all the 7 Pakistani military personnel captured during the recent ‘Operation Herof 2’ in Balochistan after Pakistan government refused to accept its demand for prisoner swap.
“The arrested enemy personnel were affiliated with regular military units, and had been sentenced by Baloch national courts for evidential involvement in severe crimes, including enforced disappearances, brutalities committed against civilians and several other war crimes,” BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said.
“Adhering to international war conventions and humanitarian values, the BLA on 14th February offered an ultimatum of seven days to carry out a prisoner swap, this ultimatum was then extended to 14 days,” he said.
“Despite this extended grace period, it was factually established that the occupying state and its military leadership were not serious about saving lives of their own personnel,” the spokesman said in a statement.
He said ihe initial contacts by the enemy regarding prisoner swap were “mere cunning manoeuvres” to buy time for military advancements in the region.
“On one hand, the enemy forces indulged in fake negotiations to waste time and on the other hand, it carried out aggressive military actions with gunship helicopters, drones and heavy military deployments in the same region,” Jeeyand Baloch said.
“Following authorisation by BLA’s Senior Command Council, the awarded death sentence of seven Pakistani military personnel, arrested during Operation Herof 2, was carried out today,” he added.
The BLA spokesman said the senior Command council of the outfit has “come to the conclusion that the enemy is using the humanitarian grace period to carry out brutalities and trap Baloch freedom fighters.
“Standing on higher moral grounds, the BLA provided the enemy all possible means for safe return, but the enemy’s cunning behaviour and continuous deception has strengthened the fact that it only understands the language of strength and action.
“Therefore, the conclusive decision of Baloch national court was implemented against the seven detained enemy personnel.”
He asserted that “the complete responsibility of these deaths lies directly with the high command of Pakistani military, which chose its ego, military misadventures and cunning culture over saving the lives of its own personnel.”
The soldiers had been captured during a massive ‘Operation Herof 2’ undertaken by the BLA, when it seized control of 48 locations across Balochistan and retained it for a number of days, before withdrawing themselves. (NVI)
