Lanjar addressing the presser along with the Sindh police and other officials, that security forces successfully rescued a schoolgirl who was being groomed for a suicide attack in Karachi by banned militant outfits, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF).
Addressing a press conference alongside senior police officials, Lanjar said the girl had been radicalised through social media propaganda. Security agencies monitored the online activity, established contact with her in time, and intervened before the plan could be carried out, thereby averting a major tragedy in the city.
The minister warned that proscribed organisations are increasingly exploiting women and underage girls for violent activities. He stressed that pushing young girls toward death is neither resistance nor struggle, but a grave act of terrorism and child exploitation.
Lanjar explained that anti-state elements deliberately target teenage boys and girls, manipulating them through sustained propaganda and emotional coercion. In this case, a young girl from Balochistan was identified and radicalised after being contacted online.
He added that her identity is being kept strictly confidential, emphasising that the state is responsible for ensuring her dignity, safety, and future.
In her statement, the rescued girl described how she was first exposed to hateful content on social media, which was repeatedly shown to her until it began to feel normal. Gradually, communication with recruiters intensified, and she started receiving links, speeches, and messages promoting violence.
She said that once the recruiter learned her father was not present at home, he exploited her vulnerability under the guise of sympathy and support.
Within WhatsApp groups, the activities of the BLA were portrayed as heroic acts, a narrative she later realised was deliberate deception.
The girl shared that her education suffered as she was slowly conditioned to believe that sacrificing one’s life was the highest purpose. She recalled making excuses to leave home and feeling extreme anxiety when questioned at a security checkpoint—moments that later made her realise the danger she was in.
“I am Baloch, and our traditions teach respect and dignity for women,” she said, firmly rejecting the notion that sacrificing women and girls is part of Baloch culture.
She concluded with a warning to others, saying that those who recruit individuals in the name of ‘sacrifice’ are not helpers or heroes, but predators who destroy lives.
