The United States has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its militant wing, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO), adding the latter as an alias to BLA’s 2019 Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) status. The groups have claimed multiple deadly attacks, including suicide bombings near Karachi airport and Gwadar Port, and the March hijacking of the Jaffar Express that killed 31 people. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move underscores Washington’s resolve to combat terrorism, following Pakistan’s repeated calls to blacklist the groups.