Balochistan Liberation United Front

The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) is a Baloch nationalist militant organization in Pakistan. It first became known for claiming the kidnapping of American UNHCR worker John Solecki from Quetta on February 2, 2009. The BLUF demanded the release of thousands of Baloch nationalist prisoners it claimed were being held by the Pakistani government in Baloch insurgency. The group eventually released Solecki on April 4, 2009, on humanitarian grounds without any of its demands being met.^[1] Veteran Baloch nationalist leaders including Khair Bakhsh Marri had called on the BLUF to release Solecki, saying that targeting guests was not helpful for the Baloch struggle.

The BLUF claimed responsibility for a targeted attack on October 25, 2009 that killed Shafiq Ahmed Khan, the education minister of the Balochistan province.^[2]

Few details are available about the BLUF, but it is believed to be made up of cadres from the Baloch Students Organization. ^[3]

References

↑ Pakistani group frees US hostage, BBC News, 4 April 2009
↑ "Pakistan provincial minister killed". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera IT. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
↑ http://pakistanpal.wordpress.com/tag/baloch-liberation-united-front/

Baloch nationalism

Regions	Balochistan Balochistan, Pakistan Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Iran) Balochistan, Afghanistan

Parties	National Awami Party National Party Balochistan National Party Baloch National Movement Jamhoori Wattan Party Baloch Republican Party Baloch National Front Baluchistan People's Party Kalat State National Party

Student groups	Baloch Students Organization Baloch Students Organization – Awami National Student Federation

Militant groups	Balochistan Liberation Army Baloch Republican Army Baluch Liberation Front Baluch People's Liberation Front Popular Front for Armed Resistance Baluchi Autonomist Movement Partisans of National Liberation of Afghanistan Balochistan Liberation United Front Parrari Jundallah United Baloch Army Lashkar-e-Balochistan

Key figures	Gul Khan Nasir Abdul Hai Baloch Habib Jalib Baloch Hameed Baloch Ghulam Mohammed Baloch Mir Nooruddin Mengal Allah Nazar Baloch Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo Hasil Bizenjo Akbar Bugti Brahamdagh Khan Bugti Prince Karim Khan Mir Lawang Khan Nawab Nowroz Khan Abdul Aziz Kurd Yousaf Aziz Magsi Balach Marri Khair Bakhsh Marri Jumma Khan Marri Sher Mohammad Marri Akhtar Mengal Ataullah Mengal Abdolmalek Rigi Dad Shah Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Abdul Malik Baloch Hyrbyair Marri

History	Khanate of Kalat Balochistan conflict Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency 1970s operation Iraqi support Arms discovery in Iraqi Embassy Turbat killings Missing persons Human rights violations Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack

National myths/epics	Mir Chakar Rind Hani and Sheh Mureed

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