Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) (Urdu: بلوچ نیشنلسٹ آرمی) was a militant group,[5] fighting for the separation of Balochistan province.

BRA and UBA are a militant groups and were responsible for various attacks on civilians, government officials, and Pakistani security forces.

[13][14][15] At 1:40pm, a 1.5 kilogram improvised explosive device exploded on a motorcycle parked next to a pushcart outside a bank in a busy market chowk in the Anarkali area of the city.

[16] The blast in Lahore was strongly condemned by leader of Baloch nationalist groups like Mehran Marri and Brahumdagh Bugti.

[11][12] On February 2, the militants attacked both the Frontier Corps base in Nushki and an outpost in Panjgur District,[18] as part of the insurgency in Balochistan.

Gulzar Imam, the founder and leader of Baloch Nationalist Army, was arrested in a high-profile intelligence-based operation by Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) on 7 April 2023.

He also urged other militants operating in the province to surrender and adopt a peaceful life, saying that rights could only be achieved through political and constitutional struggle.