designated the group as a global terrorist organization on 2 July 2019. The United States also froze assets belonging to the BLA. The European Union has also designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization. After BLA attacks on Chinese citizens, Chinese officials called on the Pakistani government to carry out additional strikes against the group. Alleged violation of human rights On 15 April 2009, Baloch activist Brahamdagh Khan Bugti—who has been accused by the Pakistani government of being a leader of the BLA—called for Balochis to kill non-Balochis residing in Balochistan, including civilians. Targeted attacks against Punjabi residents began soon after, with the BLA estimating 500 deaths. BLA leaders later claimed responsibility for inciting the attacks. Since the start of the insurgency, the BLA has targeted people from various ethnic backgrounds like Pashtuns, Sindhis, and Punjabis, whom the BLA considered outsiders in the province. The BLA has been involved in attacks on schools, teachers, and students in the province. Attacks On 14 December 2005, BLA militants launched six rockets at a paramilitary camp in Balochistan's Kohlu district that then-President Pervez Musharraf was visiting. Though Musharraf's life was never in any real danger, the Pakistani government labeled the attack an attempt on his life and initiated a sweeping army operation in Kohlu. On 14 June 2009, masked gunmen shot dead Anwar Baig, a school teacher in Kalat. Baig had opposed recitation of the Baloch anthem in schools. The killing was part of a larger campaign against educators who were seen to be sympathetic to the Pakistani state. On 30 July 2009, BLA militants kidnapped 19 Pakistani police in Sui, killed one and injured 16. Over the course of 3 weeks all but one of the kidnapped police were killed by their captors. In 2010, Nazima Talib, a female assistant professor at the University of Balochistan in Quetta was murdered. The BLA claimed responsibility for the attack. On 14 August 2010, BLA militants killed 6 laborers and wounded 3 others while they were on their way home from work. On 21 November 2011, BLA terrorists attacked government security personnel who were guarding a private coal mine in the northern Musakhel district, killing 14 and wounding 10 more. The BLA claimed to have killed 40. On 31 December 2011, BLA claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing targeting a Baloch politician, Naseer Mengal, at his home in Quetta. The suicide attack