Pakistan, April 6 -- Akhtar Mengal, leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), has announced a "Long March" set to begin on April 6, 2025, framing it as a movement to address Balochistan's grievances. But behind the rhetoric of rights and justice lies a far darker objective: to normalize the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and destabilize Pakistan. The march, orchestrated alongside the Balochistan Youth Council (BYC), has exposed an undeniable linkage with BLA. Akhtar Mengal has been indirectly supporting BLA. Far from a grassroots movement, this is a calculated alliance to legitimize violence under the guise of activism and Mengal's own words confirm it.

In a recent statement, Mengal abandoned all pretense, openly...