False claims link bailed Mahal Baloch to BLA suicide attacker

A series of violent attacks took place on August 26 in Balochistan, including a suicide attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Lasbela.

The BLA identified one of the bombers as Mahal Baloch in the attack on the Frontier Corps (FC) camp.

On social media, people linked her to a recently bailed woman named Mahal Baloch, who was alleged to have possessed a suicide jacket.

Geo Fact Check has reported that these claims are false.

The confusion stems from two Baloch women having the same names.

Imran Baloch, the lawyer for the bailed Mahal Baloch, told Geo Fact Check that his client is from Turbat and is alive, while the suicide attacker was from Gwadar, a coastal area of Balochistan.

Baloch, a 30-year-old widow with two children, was charged with carrying a suicide jacket, which she vehemently denied, according to Imran.

On May 10, 2023, she was granted bail by the two-judge bench of the Balochistan High Court.

Moreover, the lawyer has revealed pictures of the two women, proving that they have no resemblance and are, thus two different people.

On August 26, the Majeed Brigade, a faction of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), carried out multiple attacks, resulting in seventy-three casualties.