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Balochistan (/ b ə ˈ l ɒ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l ɒ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Balochi: بلۏچستان [citation needed]; Urdu: بلوچستان, Urdu pronunciation: [bəloːt͡ʃɪst̪ɑːn] ⓘ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by ...
Balochistan (/ b ə ˈ l oʊ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n / bə-LOHTCH-ist-a(h)n, - A(H)N; Balochi: بلۏچستان, romanized: Balòcestàn, IPA: [baˈloːt͡ʃest̪ɑːn]), also spelled Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the ...
Arab rule in Balochistan lasted until the end of the 10th century. The parts of Balochistan best known to them were Turan (the Jhalawan country) with its capital at Khuzdar, and Nudha or Budha (Kachhi). Around 976, Ibn Haukal found an Arab governor residing in Kaikanan (probably the modern Nal) and governing Khuzdar during his second visit to ...
Baloch Long March. The march was marked by resistance from authorities, with many protesters being detained. The issue was later taken up by the Islamabad High Court. The March Against Baloch Genocide is an ongoing protest movement led by Mahrang Baloch and other Baloch women, who are marching towards Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, to ...
Baloch nationalism ( Balochi: بلۏچی راجدۏستی, romanized: Balòci ràjdòsti) is an ideology that asserts that the Baloch people, an ethnic group native to Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, form a distinct nation. The origins of modern Baloch nationalism coupled with the insurgency in Balochistan involving various militant ...
Baluch Liberation Front (founded 1964) [12] The Balochistan Liberation Army ( Balochi: بلۏچستان آجوییء لشکر; abbreviated BLA, also known as the Baloch Liberation Army ), is a Baloch ethnonationalist militant separatist organization based in Afghanistan. [21] [22] [23] [27] BLA's first recorded activity was during the summer of ...
The culture of Balochistan ( Urdu: بلوچ ثقافت, Balochi: بلۏچی دۏد ), or simply Baloch culture, is defined in terms of religious values, Balochi and Brahui language, literature and traditional values of mutual respect. It has its roots in the Balochi, Brahui, Sindhi, [1] and Pashto. [2] Folk music, handicraft, drama and Balochi ...
Balach Marri ( Urdu: مير بالاچ مری; 17 January 1966 – 20 November 2007) was a Baloch separatist and Nationalist leader, serving as the head the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a Baloch nationalist organisation, listed as a terrorist group by Pakistan, China, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union. [1] [2 ...