Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar on Monday said that security forces have rescued a schoolgirl who was allegedly brought to Karachi to be used as a suicide bombing, foiling what he described as a potential major tragedy in the city.
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Addressing a press conference alongside senior police officials, Lanjar stated that the girl belonged to Balochistan and had been targeted and radicalised by banned outfits, including the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF). He said the rescue was carried out after security agencies traced and contacted the girl through social media, eventually preventing her from carrying out the planned act.
ایڈیشنل آئی جی سندھ نے انکشاف کیا کہ جس طالبہ کو بی ایل اے نے خودکش بمبار بنانے کی کوشش کی،اس کی ذہن سازی سوشل میڈیا سے کی گئی،بچی کو باور کرایا کہ آپ کو بڑے مقصد کے لئے استعمال کرنا چاہتے ہیں pic.twitter.com/ifyrhACdgz
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The home minister warned that proscribed organisations are increasingly exploiting women and underage girls as tools of violence, calling the trend a dangerous escalation. “This is not resistance of any kind. It is terrorism and the exploitation of children,” he said, adding that such groups deliberately manipulate young minds through sustained online propaganda.
According to Lanjar, anti-state elements first established contact with the girl through social media, gradually indoctrinating her with hate-filled content. He said the state has decided to keep the girl’s identity completely confidential and assured that her dignity, protection and future would be safeguarded.
The rescued girl, whose statement was shared during the briefing, said she was repeatedly exposed to hateful videos, speeches and links online until the content began to feel normal. She explained that her handlers exploited her vulnerability, particularly the absence of her father, by showing sympathy and drawing her deeper into the network.
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She said that activities of militant groups were portrayed in online groups as acts of bravery, a narrative she later realised was deceptive. The girl added that her education suffered and she was conditioned to believe that sacrificing one’s life was the ultimate goal.
Emphasising that targeting women and children is against Baloch traditions, the girl warned others that those promoting “sacrifice” are not helpers but predators.