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The Province of Balochistan in Pakistan has been the theatre of an insurgency, which has escalated in intensity since 2003. 26 August holds special significance as it marks the 18th death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti, the Bugti Tribal chief who was a former Governor and Chief Minister of Balochistan.
Balochistan's share of Pakistan's national income has historically ranged between 3.7% to 4.9%. [96] Since 1972, Balochistan's gross income has grown in size by 2.7 times. [ 97 ] Outside Quetta, the resource extraction infrastructure of the province is gradually developing but still lags far behind other parts of Pakistan.
Balochistan [4] (/ 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 ...
By Saleem Ahmad and Saud Mehsud. QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, coupled with ...
The Chief Minister of Balochistan is the head of Government of Balochistan and is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan. The Chief Minister is elected by Balochistan Assembly for maximum of 5 years. None of the Chief Ministers completed their 5 year constitutional term in entire history of Balochistan.
The federal government tasked the Pakistan Army with building several new bases in key areas of Balochistan. Sher Muhammad Bijrani Marri led like-minded militants into guerrilla warfare from 1963 to 1969 by creating their own insurgent bases, spread out over 45,000 miles (72,000 km) of land, from the Mengal tribal area in the south to the Marri ...
The List of Members of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a comprehensive record of the elected representatives who constitute the 12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. The first meeting of this assembly was convened on 28 February 2024. [1] The members, often referred to as MPAs, were sworn in at a ceremony held in Quetta.
The Balochistan Liberation Front (Urdu: بلوچستان لبریشن فرنٹ;, Balochi: بلۏچستان آجوییءِ سنگر; BLF) is a Afghanistan-based Baloch ethnonationalist terrorist group actively engaged in the Balochistan region of Southwestern Asia.