On the night of March 7, 2025, armed men from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) assassinated Mufti Shah Mir, a prominent religious scholar in Balochistan, in Turbat, Kech district.
Armed individuals on motorcycles opened fire, inflicting serious injuries. Despite immediate medical attention at Turbat Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter
This tragic incident coincided with widespread protests across Balochistan organized by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) in response to a recent suicide attack targeting their leader, Wadera Ghulam Sarwar, in Khuzdar, as well as another attack in Akora Khattak.
Just hours prior to his assassination, Mufti Shah Mir had spoken at a protest rally in Turbat condemning the violence against JUI leaders,.
Who Is Mufti Shah Mir and why India is linking his death to the revenge of arrest of Kulbhushan Jadhav?
Mufti Shah Mir Bizenjo served as Secretary General of JUI in Turbat and earned recognition as a significant religious figure. Notably, he had previously survived two assassination attempts. He was never a business men but a religious leader and had never traveled to Iran.
Indian mainstream media and various social media platforms began to propagate allegations that Mufti Shah Mir was an Iran-based Pakistani businessman linked to the arrest of Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national accused of espionage and terrorism in Pakistan.
The context of these allegations points to India’s own internal political challenges.
The arrest of Jadhav, a serving Indian naval officer, and his subsequent confession regarding involvement in subversive activities in Balochistan have raised serious concerns about India’s role in state-sponsored terrorism and the financing of militant operations within Pakistan.
There is an evidence, that the BLA operates as a proxy for Indian interests in Balochistan, with former commanders from the BLA, BLF, and BNA who have surrendered providing testimonies about their collaboration with the Indian intelligence agency, RAW.
India’s celebration of BLA attacks, such as the one on January 4, starkly highlights this relationship and frames it publicly as an act of vengeance for the Pulwama attack.
A growing consensus suggests that India is using the Baloch Liberation Army as a tool to advance its geopolitical objectives in the region.
These evidences indicate that India financially incentivize the BLA for killing Balochs labelling them death sqaud, which allows them to manipulate the narrative for domestic and regional consumption.
