Baloch has been a vocal proponent of the rights of the Baloch ethnic group of southwestern Pakistan, who have accused [Islamabad](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/islamabad) of extrajudicial harassment, arrests, and killings.
On the other hand, the Pakistani government insists its forces are fighting separatist militants who attack state forces and foreign nationals in the mineral-rich province bordering Afghanistan and [Iran](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/iran).