Islamabad : In a major development favouring Pakistan, the United States has declared Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias Majeed Bridade as terrorist organisations .
In a statement uploaded on the website of US State Department it’s noted that the Department of State is designating the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, The Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), and adding the Majeed Brigade as an alias to BLA’s previous Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) designation.
BLA was designated as an SDGT in 2019 following several terrorist attacks. Since 2019, BLA has claimed responsibility for additional attacks, including by the Majeed Brigade. In 2024, BLA claimed it had committed suicide attacks near the airport in Karachi and the Gwadar Port Authority Complex. In 2025, BLA claimed responsibility for the March hijacking of the Jaffar Express train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, killing 31 civilians and security personnel and holding hostage over 300 train passengers.
Today’s action taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to countering terrorism. Terrorist designations play a critical role in our fight against this scourge and are an effective way to curtail support for terrorist activities.
Today’s actions are taken pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and Executive Order 13224, as amended. FTO designations go into effect upon publication in the Federal Register.
US decision to declare BLA and its sister group as foreign terrorist organisations is a big and positive development as it will discourage terrorist activities in Pakistan.
Pakistan is fighting against Indian-sponsored BLA and its sister terrorist organisation –Majeed Brigade –for years. Pakistan ‘s armed forces are offering unparalleled sacrifices in thefight against terrorist organisations like BLA and Majeed Brigade. Pakistan’s sacrifices in fight against terrorist organisations such as BLA and Majeed Brigade are widely acknowledged by the global community.
Pakistani authorities cite declaring of BLA and Majeed Brigade as terrorist organisations by the US as a big achievement of Field Martial , Asim Munir who has engaged with Trump administration in key issues in the last one and half months.
Balochistan chief minister , Sarfraz Bughti in his reaction to US decision of declaring BLA and Majeed Brigade as terrorist organisations called it as a great news for Pakistan and gave its credit to Field Martial , Asim Munir. Sarfraz Bughti added that the US decision of declaring BLA and Majeed Brigade as terrorist organisations will discourage menace of terror globally.