ISLAMABAD: The striking absence of the crescent and star from the flag of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has drawn renewed attention to the separatist group’s ideological identity, particularly when contrasted with the Islamic symbols used on the flags of historic Baloch states.
The BLA, a proscribed terrorist organisation in Pakistan and designated as a terrorist organisation by the United States, has adopted a flag featuring red and green horizontal bands, a blue triangle and a white star but no crescent.
That omission stands in marked contrast to the flag of the former Khanate of Kalat, which prominently featured a crescent and star alongside Islamic inscriptions.
Historical records show that the Khanate of Kalat used a red-and-green flag carrying a white crescent and star, symbols closely associated with Islam.
When BLA’s master handlers (Mossad & RAW) designed the flag, they removed the Hilal and kept a 5 corner flag. Hilal was removed because master handlers were not ready to support anything Islamic (even if symbolic).
Star with 5 corners symbolised 5 tasks assigned to BLA (as mentioned in infographic). The whole foreign support is contingent upon this understanding. We shall note that BLA infested areas are hyper-secular, and the 5 tasks are being diligently followed by BLA.
Five Objectives Highlighted
The BLA flag identifies five objectives: disrupting Chinese investment and strategic projects; opening an internal front during periods of external conflict; exploiting the Baloch issue to strain Pakistan-Iran relations; threatening critical infrastructure and energy routes; and damaging Pakistan’s international image through propaganda.
The removal of the crescent from the BLA flag as part of an effort to erase the Islamic symbolism associated with historic Baloch states.
The flag thus clearly shows that the design and changes to the flag were made by India’s RAW and Israel’s Mossad.
The contrast is striking: historic flags associated with Kalat and other Baloch states incorporated the crescent and star, while the BLA flag deliberately uses a different visual language to represent its separatist cause.
The flag therefore serves not simply as an emblem of a terrorist organisation, but as a visual representation of the separatist ideology behind one of Pakistan’s most serious security challenges.
