Former head of a banned terrorist organization, Imam Gulzar Shambay, has revealed in an exclusive interview with a private channel that Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s father, Ghaffar Langov, was a BLA terrorist involved in anti-state activities. Imam confirmed that Langov joined the Baloch Liberation Army after siding with Khair Bakhsh Marri and was later killed due to internal rifts within the group.
Two years after returning to the national mainstream, former head of a banned terrorist organization, Gulzar Imam Shambay, has given an exclusive interview to a private channel, making explosive disclosures about recruitment tactics, foreign backing, and the role of student platforms in feeding the insurgency.
Imam revealed that groups such as the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and similar platforms serve as recruitment nurseries for the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). He said that many students were recruited through such organizations into terrorism, adding that these groups are deliberately designed to lure young people into violent extremism.
The former commander also acknowledged that internal rifts and personal rivalries often led to deaths within banned outfits. Families of those killed, he said, were frequently misled about the real causes. Recalling his own past, Imam admitted that in 2014–2015 his faction had violent disputes with supporters of Brahamdagh Bugti, underscoring how indiscipline and favoritism fueled bloody feuds.
Addressing the case of Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s father, Ghaffar Langov, Imam confirmed that after the fall of the Najibullah government in Afghanistan, Khair Bakhsh Marri came to Quetta, and Langov joined him before taking up armed struggle. Imam identified Langov as a BLA terrorist involved in anti-state activities.
Supporting this, Mama Qadeer himself admitted in a video statement that Ghaffar Langov was killed due to internal conflict within the banned BLA. Furthermore, a BBC documentary filmed Langov’s grave, where the BLA flag was placed on it — clear evidence that the organization itself continues to claim him as one of its own.
Speaking more broadly, Imam asserted that outfits like the BLA cannot deny Indian support. He recalled Attaullah Mengal’s words: “Even if the devil helps against Pakistan, take it.” He further revealed that terrorist groups fund their activities through narcotics smuggling and other illegal trades.
On the question of external sanctuaries, Imam said that Afghanistan provided both weapons and safe havens to the BLA, a trend that continues to this day. He added that advanced U.S. military equipment once used during the war found its way into Afghan black markets and still supplies terrorist groups operating against Pakistan.
Rejecting armed struggle as a viable path, Imam underlined his own return to politics. “Across the world, resistance groups eventually choose reconciliation. We too abandoned terrorism and returned to political struggle. Real objectives can only be achieved through politics, not militancy,” he said.
