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NEW DELHI: United States has formally designated the Balochistan Liberation Military (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as Overseas Terrorist Organisations (FTOs), the State Division introduced on Monday.“As of late, the Division of State is designating The Balochistan Liberation Military (BLA) and its alias, The Majeed Brigade, as a Overseas Terrorist Organisation (FTO), and including the Majeed Brigade as an alias to BLA’s earlier Specifically Designated World Terrorist (SDGT) designation,” the dept stated in a commentary, consistent with information company ANI.The motion taken through the dept, displays US President Donald Trump’s management’s dedication to “countering terrorism.”“As of late’s movements are taken pursuant to phase 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and Government Order 13224, as amended. FTO designations pass into impact upon e-newsletter within the Federal Sign up,” the department added.The BLA was once first designated as an SDGT in 2019 after a sequence of terrorist assaults. Since then, it has claimed accountability for more than one attacks, together with suicide bombings through the Majeed Brigade.In March 2025, the BLA claimed the accountability in the back of the hijacking of the Jaffar Categorical teach from Quetta to Peshawar, through which 31 civilians and safety group of workers had been killed and over 300 passengers had been taken hostage.Closing 12 months in 2024, the gang claimed fatal suicide assaults close to Karachi airport and on the Gwadar Port Authority Advanced