Explainer: Who are the Baloch militants targeted by Pakistan in Iran?


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A woman sits near her hut at the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan's south-west Balochistan province on Thursday. Photograph: Banaras Khan/AFP via Getty Images Pakistan said on Thursday it had carried out air strikes against separatist militants in Iran, the latest step in a tense standoff after Iran’s missile and drone strikes in the south Asian nation’s border province of Balochistan. Here are some facts on the group Pakistan targeted and the restive province at the heart of the tension. Which group did Pakistan target in Iran? The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), which an intelligence official called the target of Pakistan's...