Baloch Liberation Army names ex Pakistan army officer Rehman Gul as new chief

The Baloch Liberation Army has named former Pakistan Army officer Captain Rehman Gul, known as Ustad Murid, as its new Commander-in-Chief. Gul served in the Frontier Force Regiment and was stationed along the Line of Control in the Kotli sector of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He participated in operations against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan before leaving the military in 2010. His brother Shahab Khan Baloch is currently a Pakistan Army officer.