A National Party lawmaker, Phullain Baloch, has claimed that the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) is so heavily stocked with potential suicide attackers that it has suspended further recruitment.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he warned that the security situation in Balochistan has deteriorated to the point where elected representatives can no longer visit their constituencies safely.
Mr Baloch argued that “real elections” are necessary to empower local representatives and address the region’s long-standing issues. He insisted Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti is not solely responsible for restoring law and order, saying “it is a collective problem that requires broader solutions.”
Describing changes in the Baloch insurgency, Mr. Baloch said the movement has moved away from tribal leadership and is now being led by educated youth, including doctors, professors, and university students.
“Every neighborhood has missing persons,”
the lawmaker alleged, pointing to enforced disappearances as the “most pressing issue” in Balochistan.
He recounted one case in which a young man was missing for 11 years, only for “three suicide bombers to emerge from his home” later.
Mr Baloch also criticized what he described as the sale of police stations and government jobs in Balochistan, suggesting rampant corruption undermines governance. He noted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has not met with Balochistan’s representatives in over a year.
He further mentioned that Sardar Akhtar Mengal had resigned from the National Assembly, adding that if his own party allowed, he would also stop attending parliamentary sessions.
“The voices of Balochistan’s representatives are not heard,”
Mr. Baloch lamented, insisting that without genuine electoral and governance reforms, Balochistan’s ongoing conflict will only intensify.