PM Shehbaz appreciates ISI for nabbing the founder of the banned Baloch National Army Gulzar Imam
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded the efforts of ISI for carrying out a brilliant operation to arrest Gulzar Imam aka Shambay. Baloch National Army (BNA) is a banned militant outfit involved in terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
“This operation speaks of the outstanding professionalism of our institutions. The arrest will help suppress militancy in Balochistan & usher in a new era of peace,” Premier said on his Twitter handle.
The security officials arrested the founder of the Baloch National Army Gulzar Imam aka Shambay in a high-profile and successful intelligence operation.
The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, announced the arrest of a high-value target today.
Gulzar Imam has been a hardcore militant and the founder and leader of the banned militant outfit BNA. He formed the Baloch National Army with the amalgamation of the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA).
The ISPR said, “BNA had been responsible for dozens of violent terrorist attacks in Pakistan including attacks on law enforcement agencies (LEAs) installations in Panjgur and Noshki.”
According to the ISPR, Gulzar Imam also remained as deputy to Brahamdagh Bugti in Baloch Republican Army (BRA) till 2018.
Gulzar was also a central figure in the formation of Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) and he remained its operational head.
“His visits to Afghanistan and India are also on the record; his linkages with hostile intelligence agencies (HIAs) are being investigated,” ISPR added.
“Gulzar has been arrested after a carefully planned and meticulously executed operation, that spanned months over various geographical locations,” the statement read.
“The arrest of Gulzar Imam Shambay is a serious blow to BNA as well as other militant groups, which have been attempting to destabilize the hard-earned peace in Balochistan.
“Apprehension of a militant leader of this stature demonstrates the capability and resolve of LEAs to uproot the menace of terrorism as well as speaks volumes about the successes garnered through supreme sacrifices of unsung heroes,” the military’s media wing said.
