Anti-China Pakistan separatist group dissolves as leader surrenders

Baloch Nationalist Army part of militancy movement known for deadly attacks

20231227 Baluchistan Liberation Army

Aftermath of 2018 attack by Balochistan separatists on the Chinese Consulate compound in Karachi, Pakistan © AP

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistani separatist group known for attacking Chinese interests in the country has dissolved after the surrender of its top leader, but the deadly insurgency shows few signs of ending.

Sarfraz Bangulzai, head of the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA), turned himself over to authorities in the city of Quetta last week along with the militant group's 70 remaining members, in what is thought to be the first time a top-ranking separatist leader has surrendered to security forces.

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