 Although the Balochistan Liberation Army was officially founded in 2000, the media along with some analysts speculate that the group is a resurgence of prior Baloch ethnonationalist insurgencies, and more specifically the Independent Balochistan Movement of 1973 to 1977.According to some sources, 'Misha' and 'Sasha' (two former KGB agents) were among the architects of the original BLA.