The fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan’s eastern border has become an existential threat. The primary source of this terrorism remains Afghanistan and the conducive environment it provides. Although the Taliban, TTP, and BLA have divergent ideologies, they share a common objective of targeting Pakistan and its people, making the threat more complex. Initially, the TTP had suicide bombing capability, but later the BLA was trained in suicide bombing by the TTP. In Balochistan, a nexus between the BLA and BYC has emerged for the radicalisation and recruitment of women for suicide bombing.

BYC is presented publicly as a rights platform, but the ground realities, the consistency of its narratives, and multiple cases that have surfaced later show a different picture. The impression is strengthened that this platform is not limited to protest politics, but instead creates an ideological environment where youth, especially educated Baloch women, are gradually pushed toward extremist narratives, and later these same individuals are used by terrorist networks like the BLA.

BYC appears to function as a human rights cover in the entire process, where grievances and emotional narratives are used to mentally prepare youth, while the BLA uses them for actual terrorism.

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