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The Provincial Disaster Management Authority is an agency of the Government of Balochistan to deal with both natural and manmade disasters. It was formed after the promulgation of the NDMA Act 2010. [1] The Authority coordinates and collaborates to prevent and minimize damage to life, infrastructure, and environment. [2] [3]
On 18 January 2024, Pakistan launched a series of air and artillery strikes inside Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province, targeting Baloch separatist groups, codenamed Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar (Urdu: آپریشن مرگ بر سرمچار, lit. 'Death to Insurgents' [a]) by 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, [baˈloːt͡ʃest̪ɑːn]), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the ...
In 1970 Pakistani President Yahya Khan abolished the "One Unit" policy, [11] [4] [6] [10] [14] which led to the recognition of Balochistan as the fourth province of West Pakistan [4] [5] (present-day Pakistan), including all the Balochistani princely states, the High Commissioners Province, and Gwadar, an 800 km 2 coastal area purchased from ...
Balochistan [1] (Balochi: گۏریچی بلۏچستان) or Afghan Baluchistan is an arid, mountainous region that includes part of southern and southwestern Afghanistan. It extends into southeastern Iran and western Pakistan and is named after the Baloch of Afghanistan .
The province of Balochistan in Pakistan contains most of historical Balochistan and is named after the Baloch. Neighbouring regions are Iranian Balochistan ve Sistan to the west, Afghanistan and the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan to the north and Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south is the Arabian Sea.
Shamsi Airfield, also known as Bhandari Airstrip, is an airfield situated about 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Quetta and about 248 miles (399 km) northwest of Gwadar in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Nok Kundi, meaning "the blunt point," is a township and region located in western Balochistan, Pakistan.Historically, the area was known as Dzaranga, meaning "water-producing land," which the Greeks Hellenised to Drangiana in their literature.