as the name suggests baluchistan liberation army is a militant group fighting to liberate baluchistan province from pakistan they believed in baluchistan has not been receiving it do rights. province biggest province in terms of india and pakistan rich in mineral resources like copper and gold it borders of ghana stan and iran but the army believe that this group has the backing of india that india is supporting them sheltering them providing them support. and this group should a statement earlier today saying that they carried out this attack and they said the target was pakistan's economy because the stock exchange is a symbol of investment and so on so forth and they said the other target was china because china is very active in the province building infrastructure projects and a seaport and these below which militants see china strengthening the pakistani central government at the expense of. rights and. activists in karachi has in the past been linked to extremist violence what's behind that well in the past the violence in karachi was more of a political at times it was. driven by al qa

for stream attacks in recent years demanding independence in pakistan for the resource rich baluchistan province. brent: we spoke with our asia desk who told us more about the baluchistan liberation army which claimed responsibility for the attack. >> the baluchistan liberation army is a militant group fighting to liberate baluchistan province from pakistan and they believe baluchistan has not been receiving its due rights. it is the largest province in terms of area and pakistan andd rich in resources such as copper and gold and it orders afghanistan and iran. the armrmy believes this group s the backing, that another country is supporting them and sheltering them and providing support. anand this group issued aa statement eaearlier today, sayig they carried out this attack. they said the target was pakistan's economy because the stock exchange is a symbol of investment and so forth. and they y said the other targe, china is very acactive in the province,, building projects ata seaport. these militants see china strengthening the pakistani government, and the expense of baluchistan activists. b

baluchistan liberation army is a militant group fighting to liberate baluchistan province from pakistan they believe that baluchistan has not been receiving its due rights it's a province biggest province in terms of india and pakistan rich in mineral resources like copper and gold and borders of gonna stand and iran but the army believes that this group has the backing of india that india is supporting them sheltering them providing them support. and this group issued a statement earlier today saying that they carried out this attack and they said the target was pakistan's economy because the stock exchange is a symbol of investment and song and it said the other target was china because china is very active in the province building infrastructure projects and a seaport and these militants see china strengthening the pakistani central government at the expense of. the rights and. activists that was. there from asia. is china committing demographic genocide of its weak muslim minority and investigation by the associated press finds that beijing is forcing ethnic weaker women to undergo

well this is the militant group which has been active in the province of baluchistan for many years now they have targeted security forces they've also behind chinese attack on the chinese consulate you mentioned 2 years ago in karachi they've also attacked a 5 star hotel in the port of goddard where china is building a huge infrastructure project and in the seaport so they are at all but the pakistani army the chinese development in baluchistan but the pakistani officials believe that they are backed by hostile foreign intelligence agencies and they basically point the finger at india and the intelligence and agency role which has in the past been linked to extremist violence what is behind that well for many years going to achieve political violence it was also subjected to violence by al qaeda and taliban groups but in the last 3 to 4 years the situation has really improved. box down the army and police have really gone after many of these islamist groups and separatist groups so this comes after you know after a long time and that is why there's a lot of money the country is facing

java still undergoing development system baluchistan is an important province to a country that is sensitive in regards to our national security to say that insist on baluchistan of the forefront of iran's national security and that's very true. has become a kind of political bermuda triangle where the normal rules of america's hostile iran policy don't seem to apply in iran is influence in the region is not going on in iran can influence the whole security apparatus and in egypt this is the good reason to let. the porters on the gulf of oman near the mouth of the strait of hormuz were flashpoints between the u.s. and iran are common. the old american embassy in tehran was renamed the den of espionage museum it's an ever present reminder of the broken relationship between the united states and the islamic republic of iran but despite decades of animosity and no direct diplomatic representation in each other's countries there are still a few examples of quiet cooperation recent prisoner exchanges between the 2 were a significant step in the same direction. after $911.00 iran was instrumental

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demanding independence from pakistan for the resource rich baluchistan province. russians are voting on constitutional amendments that could allow president vladimir putin to remain in power until 2036 voting has been a staggered over a week to allow physical distancing restrictions at the polls voter turnout is a k. fact of for the kremlin success and in a show and takes a look at the messaging behind the campaign. for accessible health care for a strong stable russia for family values the flyers read the so-called volunteers for the constitution in the moscow region are working with russia's electoral commission they've been tasked by the author worries to inform citizens about what's at stake in the vote including about an amendment that could keep president vladimir putin and power the volunteers insist their messaging is completely neutral and that's. our job is to get people to the ballot box so that they can make whatever choice they want we want people to come and vote for them to know that their opinion makes a difference rather than thinking this vote ha

and using the port of child still undergoing development system baluchistan is an important province to a country that is since a live in regards to our national security to say that system baluchistan of the forefront of iran's national security and that's very true. has become a kind of political bermuda triangle where the normal rules of america's hostile iran policy don't seem to apply in fact where iran sits on the map some experts say makes it impossible for the united states to keep up sanctions for much longer iran's influence in the region is not. iran can influence the home security. so if iran does not. in the region the problem there is. much more complicated and much more costly for them this is a good reason to let. the porters on the gulf of oman near the mouth of the strait of hormuz where flash points between the u.s. and iran are common the revolutionary guards routinely make public displays of military strength. and in june 29000 iran shot down a u.s. global hawk surveillance drone over what it says was iranian waters the 2 sides may have converging interests in afg

lifelines is a soup or 2 on the southeastern edge of the country the chubb are poor to insist on baluchistan province is unique in one very important way it is one of the only arrive in asia to use of its kind that has so far been spared from u.s. sanctions. iran's government has continued to outline ambitious economic policies even in tough times and charge the hard port is an important part of how iranian leaders plan to shape their country's future. one of our major projects in just a province was reviving in using the port of chop a har it is still under development a hard to have done railway project is very significant. time is an important province to our country it is sensitive in regards to our national security he said that. are the forefront of iran's national security and that's very true sistani town is a province sharing borders mean to good neighbors of ours pakistan and afghanistan this region has very precious mines and the main road connecting north to south. or strategic north-south transit corridor passes through some stand and the port of chop a hard part of it actually passes th

string of attacks in recent years demanding independence from pakistan for the resource rich baluchistan province the stock exchange is pakistan's largest located in a high security zone. bomb disposal teams were called to clear the building of any remaining explosives. well a dramatic rescue off the coast of sicily and italian wildlife conservation groups spotted this creature in troubled waters an exhausted young sperm whale entangled in fishing nets trying desperately to free itself a tame of coast guard divers painstakingly cut the net to release the whale in an operation lasting over 2 hours the group that found the wild believe that the nets came from illegal fishing boats it was a lucky escape from ataman out scanning the ocean hoping for a glimpse to see if the animal is safe. and we're waiting for a press conference to begin shortly. will be holding talks in north of the lid and they will be we will bring that press conference live they'll be discussing a huge bailout package and germany's president say to the 8 you which will begin in just 2 days time. we're now looking at live pictures

insurgents from the southwestern province of baluchistan later claimed responsibility. and, iran has issued arrest warrants for president trump and 35 others linked to the drone strike that killed its top general qassem soleimani in january. tehran's chief prosecutor also asked the international criminal police organization interpol to help but it refused. brian hook, the u.s. special representative for iran, dismissed tehran's move as a "propaganda stunt." still to come on the newshour: the supreme court strikes down a louisiana law restricting abortion providers. a russian military unit reportedly offers taliban fighters money to kill u.s. soldiers. discusses russia,, and the u.s. travel bans. plus much more. >> woodruff: today the white house briefed republicans on intelligence reports that russia paid taliban fighters ep we have beenting to attack u.s. forces in afghanistan. amid bipartisan concern aboute esident's statement that he had not been told about the intelligence. we'll get to congressional leaders' response in a moment, but first, nick schifrin reports ne