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Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province with a total area of 347190 square kilometers. It was established in 1970 and its capital is Quetta. Balochistan has the largest untapped mineral reserves ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Balochistan Conflict Explained: Why Pakistan's Richest Province Remains Its Most Violent
The province's strategic importance has heightened the conflict, as Balochistan is home to Gwadar Port, vast mineral reserves and key China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, which separatist ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Pakistan’s four-front crisis: Balochistan, TTP, PoK protests and Afghan border test Asim Munir
Pakistan's security establishment is facing mounting pressure across four distinct fronts. In Balochistan, separatist attacks have killed dozens of security personnel, prompting large military ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Bloodshed in Balochistan: Why Pakistan’s resource-rich province remains in conflict
From Partition to Operation Shaban, we explain the roots of the Baloch insurgency and the Pakistani State's response, in five points.
News Pakistan » Balochistan: China's dream project in Pakistan faces its biggest test yet as Balochistan violence escalates. What it means for India
Escalating violence in Balochistan is threatening China's key investments in Pakistan, including CPEC and major mining projects. The growing instability is also reshaping the strategic landscape for ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Setting the record straight on Balochistan's 'accession' and charting a path for its future
The unified provincial structure, familiar today, is thus not an ancient reality but a modern constitutional construct, forged by the National Assembly through the Constitution of 1973.
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Pakistan facing crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan under Munir: Report
Reports reveal a worsening security crisis in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Pakistan’s Army Chief faces pressure following a surge in militant attacks. Explore the escalating conflict and ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Has Pakistan lost Balochistan?
Balochistan will increasingly become a highly complex conflict theatre with massive stakes for foreign stakeholders like Israel, India, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, China and the US ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Pakistani leader vows to press militant crackdown after 42 killed in Balochistan attacks
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to continue operations against militants during a visit to Balochistan.
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Balochistan has declared 'independence' from Pakistan. But can it really become a country?
Balochistan's path to statehood would depend on international law as well as global diplomacy. Recognition by other countries and eventual UN membership would be among its biggest hurdles.
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Why Are Educated Baloch Women Turning to Militancy?
Thousands of protesters participate in a rally organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee commemorating those killed in the crackdown on the “Baloch Raji Muchi,” Aug. 13, 2024. Credit: Facebook/ ...
News Pakistan » Balochistan: Pakistan steps up Balochistan crackdown as Operation Shaban claims 114 rebel lives
More than 100 rebels have been killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan province over the past week as the country’s security forces intensify a large-scale crackdown across the restive region ...