Pakistani officials have welcomed the U.S. State Department's decision to designate the separatist Balochistan Liberation Army as a foreign terrorist organization.

The State Department is designating a Pakistani militia, the Balochistan Liberation Army, as a terrorist group less than two weeks after signing a trade deal.

In Balochistan, Pakistan Armed Forces killed 50 militants linked to the newly designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). This follows the US State Department's classification of BLA and its Majeed Brigade as terrorist groups.