On April 26, 2022, a female suicide bomber initiated her vest PBIED near the entrance gate of the Institute for Chinese Studies at Karachi University, in southern Pakistan. The blast occurred as a minibus transporting a number of Chinese university staff, including the director of the institute, passed by the bomber’s location en route to the university, accompanied by a security detail of Pakistani Rangers on motorcycles. The blast claimed the lives of the occupants of the minibus – three Chinese citizens and the Pakistani driver – and injured several others. Later that day, the Baloch Liberation Army issued a statement of responsibility, stating the purpose of the attack was to harm Chinese interests in the country, and also revealed the identity of the perpetrator – according to the organization, the first woman to carry out a suicide bombing on its behalf. The incident received substantial media coverage in Pakistan and around the world, and highlighted the work of the BLA’s Suicide Squad, which seems to be focused on carrying out high-quality operations against key interests of the Pakistani government, an important element of which is Chinese intervention in the country.
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