Balach Marri was the leader of the Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist organization fighting for autonomy of Balochistan province from the state of Pakistan.
Education
Marri was one of six sons of the Balochistan politician Khair Bakhsh Marri. Marri"s brothers are Hyrbyair Marri, Ghazan Marri, Hamza Marri, Mehran Marri, and Changez Marri. Marri qualified as an electronic engineer from Moscow.
As was customary during those times, the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security) actively cultivated relationships with Baloch students in Russia.
Marri was one of their success stories.
Career
Because of his intimate connections with India and Russia, it was no surprise that Marri was picked as the new head of the revived BLA. The creation of the Balochistan Liberation Army can be attributed to the broader game that was being played in the region in 1980s and which is currently again in progress in the region. The old players are back but on the opposite sides and hence their instruments of coercion and instability are back in business. BLA is one such tool, used by these global powers to further their own interests.
He said the cave came down due to a Blast by Remote Control and Balach Marri was standing just outside the cave at the time.