{
  "id": 19917766,
  "title": "Balochistan Liberation Front terrorist jailed for 48 years in Chinese engineers’ attack case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/balochistan-liberation-front-terrorist-jailed-for-48-years-in-chinese",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T04:30:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044419/balochistan-liberation-front-terrorist-jailed-for-48-years-in-chinese-engineers-attack-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An anti-terrorism court in Karachi has sentenced a BLF member to 48 years in prison for a terrorist attack on Chinese engineers in 2021. The BLF claimed responsibility for the shooting, which occurred on July 28th near Gulbai Bridge. The targeted vehicle was carrying two Chinese engineers and a local driver. The attacker shot at the car, causing injuries to one of the foreigners while the others escaped unharmed. The accused, Iqbal Meo Rajput, had previously been involved in a university bomb blast case. According to prosecutors, Rajput confessed to the attack and acknowledged his role in reconnaissance for the BLA. The court found him guilty on seven counts, including terrorism, attempted murder, and illegal weapon possession. The sentences will run concurrently, and the case remains inactive until the arrest of co-accused individuals. The court emphasized that the attack was motivated by ethnic considerations and aimed to provoke hatred against foreign nationals, disrupt internal stability, and damage Pakistan's strategic relationship with China.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has sentenced a terrorist belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) to a total of 48 years in prison for carrying out an attack on a car carrying two Chinese engineers near Gulbai Bridge in 2021. The two Chinese engineers along with the local driver were on their way from Defence to the SITE area in a car on July 28, 2021. When they reached near…",
  "key_points": [
    "BLF member Iqbal Meo Rajput sentenced to 48 years in prison",
    "Attack on Chinese engineers near Gulbai Bridge in 2021",
    "Motivated by ethnic considerations and anti-foreigner hatred"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The lengthy prison sentence reflects the judicial system's effort to address militant violence aimed at destabilizing Pakistan’s strategic relationship with China through targeted attacks on foreign nationals.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}