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Balochistan: BLA claims killing of 3 Pakistani soldiers and a military agent

Fighters of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) at some undisclosed location. File Pic

Quetta, Jan 21 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight claimed to have killed 3 Pakistani soldiers and executed one of their arrested agents in Balochistan.

In a statement, BLA said its fighters ambushed and attacked vehicles of occupying Pakistani army on the highway on January 15 in Ornach area of Khuzdar, in which one vehicle of occupying army came under direct attack.

As a result of attack, three enemy army personnel were eliminated on the spot, said the  statement issued by its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch.

Naveen Ahmed, an agent of the Pakistani military ‘arrested’ on December 25, was also executed by the BLA after his confession that he worked for the enemy, the spokesman said.

During his interrogation, Naveed confessed that he had been working as an agent under the patronage of a Subedar of occupying army, Jeeyand Baloch said.

“Naveed confessed that he had been monitoring the movements of freedom fighters in the guise of a shopkeeper, while delivering rations and other supplies to occupying army camps in Bit, Andoor and Zindan and taking prostitutes to their camps at the behest of enemy army,” the statement said.

Agent Naveed further confessed that he had also been involved in profiling Baloch youth and their forced disappearance by enemy army and the so-called death squad, the spokesman said.

In return, the occupying army gave him money and promised to provide tokens, he added.

“Naveed was sentenced to death by Baloch National Court for committing national treason, which was carried out by fighters and he was eliminated in the Piri Kahn area of Turbat,” he said.

Naveed revealed the names of several associates who will soon meet their logical end, the BLA spokesman said. (NVI)

Dukhtaran-e-Millat: Radical females of the Valley

Asiya Andrabi with her associates (File pic)

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By Sanchita Bhattacharya

On January 14, 2026, the Karkardooma Court in Delhi convicted Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) ‘chief’ Asiya Andrabi, Sofi Fehmeeda ‘press secretary’ of DeM, and Nahida Nasreen ‘general secretary’, for their involvement in a terrorist conspiracy, seditious activities and promoting secession of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).

Additional Sessions Judge, Chander Jit Singh found Andrabi and her associates guilty under Sections 18 (conspiracy for terrorist act), 20 (membership of a terrorist gang), 38/39 (claiming membership in a terrorist organisation with the intent to further its activities), of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

The Court has also held them guilty under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 (waging war against the government of India), 153A/153B (promoting enmity/imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration) and 505 (public mischief) of the IPC.

The Judgement observed:

Interestingly, the accused are claiming that they have a right to self determine on the basis of resolution of UN, however, at the same time, they are claiming that Kashmir is already a part of Pakistan and India has illegal occupation the Kashmir (sic).

Therefore, it is clear that the accused do not bear an allegiance to Constitution of India and they do not believe in Constitution of India and are also not ready to uphold it and the sovereignty of India as they are seeking secession of an integral part of India…

The case arose from an NIA investigation initiated on the directions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), following intelligence inputs in 2018 that DeM operatives were using social media, speeches, and rallies to advocate Kashmir’s merger with Pakistan.

Andrabi and her associates were arrested after the filing of an FIR on April 18, 2018.

NIA found several incriminating videos and posts on cyberspace, in the open source. During investigation, details of Gmail accounts and Facebook profiles used by the three accused were obtained.

Dukhtaran-e-Millat or Daughters of the Nation/Faith was founded in 1987 by Asiya Andrabi – a selfproclaimed “Islamic feminist”. During the 1990s, DeM assumed an increasingly visible role.

By January 1990, for instance, all 15 operational cinema halls had been forcibly shut down in Kashmir, with Andrabi playing a major role in their closure.

In May 1993, DeM issued warnings to women in Srinagar not to venture outside their homes without the Burqa (full body veil).

In September 1995, DeM was held responsible for a bomb blast that killed Mushtaq Ali, a photographer from Agence France Presse, in Srinagar.

In May, 2001, DeM claimed that Pakistani terrorists active in J&K were alone the “true representatives of the Kashmiri people” and no one else had the right to initiate talks with the India’s Union Government.

DeM was banned under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) on June 27, 2002, on the grounds that the organization was involved in terrorist activities.

Later, when POTA was repealed in September 2004, DeM was designated as terrorist organisation on December 30, 2004, under UAPA.

Despite the ban, in September 2005, DeM formed its ‘Maryam Squad’, an all-women vigilante unit acting as moral police.

The Squad represented a new version of religious police or the so called “Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice”. Its membership was restricted to married women, whose identities were hidden from public. The squad declared a campaign against “immoral practices”.

DeM has provided assistance and support to terrorist organizations as well. For instance, as
reported in August 2005, Andrabi was suspected of receiving money from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) through UK based Kashmiri expatriate Ayub Thakur and his local conduit Imtiyaz Bazaz. The money was reportedly meant for the Jamait-ul-Mujahideen terrorist outfit.

Interestingly, two of her nephews were arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in September 2013.

The Pakistan Police cited their links with the DeM ‘chief’ and claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them.

On December 27, 2015, three men from Hyderabad, Mohammad Abdulla Basith, Syed Omer Farooq Hussaini and Maaz Hasan Farooq, were arrested on charges of planning to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also Islamic State, IS).

The three, related to the former president of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), late Syed Salahuddin, confessed to having decided to meet Andrabi, and seek her help to cross the border to enter Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Also, in 2010, Masarat Alam Bhat, who was considered to be the main planner of stone-pelting rallies across Kashmir, was given support by the village networks of DeM operatives.

Andrabi’s husband, Ashiq Hussain Faktoo alias Dr. Muhammad Qasim also had a long association with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and is serving a life-term in a murder case.

Andrabi has regularly featured in Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s (JuD’s) anti-India or pro-Kashmir rallies in Pakistan through audio/video conferencing.

For example, on August 14, 2015, she greeted the people of Pakistan on their Independence Day in her telephone address to a rally held in Lahore.

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Amir of JuD and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was seen sitting on the stage during her speech, in which she declared:

“Following the theory of Pakistan in letter and spirit is very important for the dreamland to exist on the lines it was thought to be. Pakistan should not forget that its jugular vein is still under the military boots of India and the movement of Pakistan is incomplete until Jammu Kashmir is freed and the natural merger done.”

In a June 2017 article for JuD’s Invite magazine, Andrabi glorified Saeed as a beacon of hope for ‘oppressed Kashmiris’.

Under Andrabi’s leadership, DeM has pursued a dual strategy: first, to support militant activities with the aim of facilitating the accession of J&K to Pakistan; and second, to reshape Kashmiri society by promoting and enforcing a radical moral and social codes, directed in particular at women within the local population.

A radically motivated women’s group in the Valley, DeM enabled separatist mobilisation, resource flows, logistical coordination, and militant networking in Kashmir.

In spite of the present conviction, DeM retains the potential to leverage religious symbolism to mobilize women within Kashmir’s broader Islamist militant ecosystem.

(Sanchita Bhattacharya is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Conflict Management)

TTP claims killing of 9 Pakistani soldiers in multiple attacks in Khyber

Fighters of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). File Pic

Peshawar, Jan 19 (NVI) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) today claimed to have killed more than 9 Pakistani soldiers in multiple attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the last three days.

At least 8 operations were carried out by the TTP — 3 in South Waziristan, 2 each in North Waziristan and Tank districts, and one in Bajaur district, said a statement by the Islamist outfit.

The biggest attack was in Bajaur district’s Gulo Sar area, where the Pakistani military was hit by TTP by detonating a landmine.

Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in this operation, the TTP said.

In South Waziristan, a soldier was serioulsy injured in a sniper attack on a post at D-Chowk in Shaktoi area, it said.

Two days back, one soldier was killed in a sniper attack on Ali Khel post located in Piaza Tangi in Shaktoi, it said.

In yet another sniper attack, a soldier was killed in Kot Ghabarg in Zarmelina.

In North Waziristan, a Pakistani soldier was killed and two injured in an ambush by TTP in Kaka Khel in Gariyum, the outfit said.

The TTP also carried out an attack on a military bunker in Eidik in Mir Ali district two days back, in which there is a strong possibility of casualties and material loss to the military, it said.

Casualties and material damage to the Pakistani military were also caused in another attack on a post in Zam Qila in Tank district last night, the TTP said. (NVI)

Pakistan Army’s latest evil act: Sets up centre for ISIS, LeT in Khyber

Terrorist commander Hafiz Zubair (File pic)

Peshawar, Jan 19 (NVI) In a startling development that can have serious ramifications for India and the region, the Pakistani military has facilitated establishment of a large camp for ISIS and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist outfits in a mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of the country recently.

According to inputs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the ISIS and LeT centre has been established in the Tirah region and it will be headed by wanted terrorist Hafiz Zubair Muwahid, who is associated with both the terror outfits and serves as a liaison person with the Pakistani military, particularly its intelligence ISI.

It may be pointed out that ISIS terrorists are believed to be responsible for a number of attacks in Tajikistan, in areas bordering Afghanistan, whose regime suspects that these actions are done at the behest of Pakistani military to defame the Taliban.

For setting up the camp, the Pakistani military recently emptied Tirah Valley by directing the local inhabitants to leave, claiming that it had to launch operations against “terrorists” in the region.

Due to the military’s directive, thousands of families, including children and women, were forcibly displaced and rendered homeless in extreme weather conditions, according to a local person.

After the locals left Tirah, hundreds of ISIS terrorists, including their commander Hafiz Zubair Muwahid, moved into the mountainous and forest areas with the help of Pakistani military.

The area has since been converted into a safe haven for the ISIS terrorists, said a local Pashtun from Tirah.

The camp will possibly serve as a centre for training and brainwashing by ISIS and LeT terrorist outfits.

Locals see the Pakistan Army’s “fictitious” military action in Tirah as a well-designed plan to enable resurgence of ISIS and LeT with the ultimate objective of causing hurt to Afghanistan and India. (NVI)

TTP claims over dozen attacks on Pakistani military in 4 days, several soldiers killed and injured

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadre in specialised gear. File pic released by TTP

Peshawar, Jan 18 (NVI) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) today claimed to have carried out over a dozen attacks on Pakistani military across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province over the last four days, causing several casualties and injuries, besides destroying the equipment of the government forces.

Eight operations were carried out over the last two days – 6 in South Waziristan and one each in Peshawar, 1 Bajaur and 1 South Waziristan.

One Pakistani soldier was confirmed dead and several others were believed to be killed in two attacks on a military post in Janta area of Shaktoi on January 16, said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani in a statement.

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and several injured when TTP attacked with heavy machine gun a group of personnel engaged in construction of a new military post in Shaktoi, he said.

Several soldiers are also believed to have been left dead in two attacks on Shikari Sher ZalSar military post in Sararogha two days back, he said.

One soldier was killed and one injured in a clash during an attack on a post of the paramilitary force Frontier Corps (FC) located in Hamid Khan Machine area in Hasan Khel in Peshawar district, he said.

In Bajaur district, one soldier was injured in a sniper attack at a post located in Torgat area, the spokesman said.

Five operations were carried out during the previous two days — 2 in North Wazirstan, and one each in Bannu, Peshawar and Bajaur districts, Khorasani said.

The biggest attack was in Bannu district, where TTP fired a missile at the Pakistan Army contonmentin City area in which at least 10 soldiers are believed to have been killed or injured on the night of January 15.

In North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area, an attack on military post is believe to have caused casualties on the night of January 15, Khorasani said.

Casualties are also believed to have occurred during an ambush by TTP of three military vehicles in Khushhali Netsi area of Mir Ali, which partially damaged one vehicle, he said.

In Peshawar district, a retaliatory attack on an army post located in Hasan Khel Chakhar Mela resulted in killing and injuries to several military personnel, he said.

In Bajaur, a police officer was killed in a targeted attack by TTP in Patak Bazaar in Riyasat, he said.

The TTP spokesman also said that the Pakistani military carried out drone strikes on a mosque and a residential house in Tatang village of Kurram district, injuring a child and damaging the mosque and the house.

“Declaring civilians as terrorists and targeting mosques and public places by the army has become routine,” Khorasani said. (NVI)

Balochistan: BLF claims responsibility for Kharan siege, says it killed 50 Pakistani soldiers

BLF displaying the arms and ammunition seized by it during siege of Kharan in Balochistan

Quetta, Jan 17 (NVI) The daring attack on Kharan in Balochistan two days back was today claimed by Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) which said at least 50 Pakistani security men were killed and dozens injured in the multiple clashes with its fighters during the siege lasting several hours.

In a statement, the BLF said it lost 4 of its cadres in these clashes on January 15.

The BLF said it carried out a coordinated operation in Kharan and its fighters seized control of the city temporarily, captured the police station and confiscated arms and equipment.

The BLF was in control of many areas of Kharan city for several hours, during which there were clashes with Pakistani military, it said.

Attacks were also undertaken by the BLF on military convoys which attempted to enter the city as reinforcements, causing casualties to the Pakistani forces and damage to their vehicles.

At least 50 Pakistani military personnel were killed and dozens, including a Colonel and a Major, were injured in these clashes, it said.

Pakistani forces later carried out aerial strikes in surrounding mountainous areas, the BLF said.  (NVI)

Balochistan: Baloch fighters attack police station, free detainees

Baloch fighters somewhere in Balochistan (File Pic)

Quetta, Jan 16 (NVI) In a daring operation, a large group of heavily-armed Baloch freedom fighters attacked a police station and freed dozens of compatriot detainees in Kharan in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan.

The detainees had been lodged in the police station illegally by the Pakistani forces, according to details available.

The Baloch freedom fighters swooped upon the Kharan city and soon after took control of the police station, overwhelming the police and other government forces there, according to the details.

As the operation was underway, a convoy of paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) attempted to move towards the police station but it was ambushed by the Baloch freedom fighters.

According to local media, the Pakistani forces suffered heavy casualties, with one Inspector General of FC and several other personnel getting injured or killed in the attack by the Baloch fighters.

The remaining personnel of the Pakistani forces fled.

This incident came amidst intensification of operations by the Baloch freedom fighters against the occupying Pakistani forces in Balochistan.

During this week, Baloch freedom fighters have carried out large-scale attacks on Pakistani forces, Pakistani institutions and companies exploiting the rich natural resources of Balochistan.

The Baloch fighters have also targeted the personnel engaged in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is being built against the wishes of the local Baloch people.

On January 13, the fighters of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) targeted the office of Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI in Kharan city by detonating a bomb.

In another operation against Pakistani-Chinese joint exploitative projects, BLA fighters on January 13 carried out a powerful attack in Mashkel on a construction company working on CPEC.

They attacked the personnel and machinery engaged in building roads and other military installations and set fire to bulldozers and other heavy machinery. (NVI)

Pakistani military enabling LeT develop water-based terror capabilities

terrorist
Representative pic of a terrorist

New Delhi, Jan 15 (NVI) In a critical revelation, Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is building massive covert water-based terror capabilities with the support of Pakistani military for possible use in infiltration or maritime attacks.

According to intelligence inputs, LeT terrorists are being given training to operate in water bodies, like rivers, canals, lakes, coastal places and large pools.

These kind of training activities have been witnessed at various places in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK).

The training courses include swimming, under water operations, scuba diving and driving of speed rubber boats which can be operated in fast-flowing rivers.

For these activities, several large pools, rivers, canals, lakes, and coastal zones are being used.

The fact that these are LeT training centres has been established by the visual presence of hardcore terrorist commanders of LeT Rizwan Haniz and Amir Zia.

Such activities are being performed under the false garb of rescue operations in water bodies but the nature of training makes it clear that it is for preparing the cadres for combat, infiltration or maritime attacks.

According to sources, LeT has trained so many cadres in scuba diving and other maritime activities, the number of which is more than any other terror outfit in Asia or may be even in the world. (NVI)

TTP: 11 attacks on Pakistani military, caused casualties in Khyber

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters (File Pic)

Peshawar, Jan 15 (NVI) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) today said it carried out 11 attacks on Pakistani forces at various places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, causing human casualties and destruction of military property.

In a statement, TTP said 4 “operations” were carried out by it in Tank district, 3 in Dera Ismail Khan, and one each in Khyber, Mohmand, North Waziristan and Kohat.

In Tank tehsil in Tank district, it said the TTP cadres foiled an attempt by the Pakistan Army to raid its hideout.

“During the operation, the (Pakistan) army destroyed a mosque and several homes of companions (TTP operatives),” the  statement said.

The TTP also killed a soldier in a sniper attack in Kot Azam area of Gomal in Tank district, it said.

In Dera Ismail Khan, a sniper attack was carried out on a military camp in Kalachi area, in which two security cameras were destroyed, it said.

Another sniper attack was carried out at a post in Kalachi area, in which one soldier was injured.

The TTP also seized supplies meant for a military post at Kidi Shumozai in Proa in Dera Ismail Khan, it said.

In Khyber district, a Pakistani soldier was killed and two injured in an ambush on military vehicle carrying water to an army post in Sur Ghar in Bara, it said.

In Mohmand district, one soldier was injured in a sniper attack by TTP on a post of paramilitary Frontier Corps in Matei in Khwezoo Baizai, the statement said.

A coordinated attack was also carried out by the TTP on a Pakistan army position in Koli Khel Mari Khel area of Mirali in North Waziristan, it said, adding there is a strong possibility of  casualties and injuries among the soldiers.

A targeted attack was also carried out in Sheraki area of Darra Adam Khel of Kohat Province in which a member of a militia associated with the Pakistani military was killed and two were injured. (NVI)

Police Attaches Property of Pakistan-Based Terror Handler in Poonch, J&K

Poonch (J&K), Jan 15 (NVI) Continuing its actions to penalise terrorists who have fled to Pakistan or Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir  (POJK), the Jammu and Kashmir Police has attached an immovable property of one more such anti-India element.

The police attached property belonging to the terrorist Abdul Aziz in his native place Chamber Kanari in Mandi tehsil of Poonch district on court orders.

Aziz is presently operating as a terror handler based in Pakistan, officials said.

He fled to Pakistan via POJK sometime back and has since been actively involved in activities inimical to the security and sovereignty of India.

“The attachment has been effected in connection with FIR No. 07/2002 registered at Police Station Mandi under Sections 2/3 of the E&IMCO Act,” said a statement by the Poonch Police.

The attached property comprises 10 Kanal 14 Marlas of land, falling under Khasra Nos. 491 situated in Tehsil Mandi, District Poonch, with an assessed value of approximately ₹22.05 lakh, it said.

The attachment came as Aziz has been declared a Proclaimed Offender by the Court owing to his continued evasion of the legal process here.

“Despite sustained efforts by Poonch Police to secure his arrest, he remained beyond the reach of law, compelling the Hon’ble Court to order attachment of his immovable property.

“Acting upon these directions, the attachment was executed by Poonch Police in close coordination with the Revenue Department, after following all due legal procedures, verification, and documentation,” the statement said.

This action forms part of a broader and sustained strategy to dismantle the financial and logistical support structures of terror networks and to ensure that individuals involved in terrorism and anti-national activities are deprived of their resources.

“District Police Poonch reiterates its unwavering commitment to act firmly and lawfully against Pakistan-based terror handlers and all elements involved in activities prejudicial to national security, and assures the public that such measures will continue in the interest of peace, public safety, and sovereignty of the nation,” the statement added. (NVI)

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