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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 ...
Balochistan contained a Chief Commissioner's province and four princely states under the British Raj. The province's Shahi Jirga and the non-official members of the Quetta Municipality opted for Pakistan unanimously on 29 June 1947. [1] Three of the princely states, Makran, Las Bela and Kharan, acceded to Pakistan in 1947 after independence. [2]
Influence and success of separatist groups has varied from total, in the case of Bangladesh, which separated from Pakistan in 1971. [4] The separatist movement in Balochistan is engaged in a low-intensity insurgency against the Government of Pakistan. As of 2023, it is the most active secessionist movement in the region. [5] [6] [7]
Balochistan was legally ceded to Pakistan by its rulers in 1947 and continued to be administered by a Chief Commissioner. It was dissolved in 1955 when most parts of the western wing of Pakistan became the new province of West Pakistan. West Pakistan was dissolved in 1970. Khan Abdul Wali Khan intended to transfer political power to the Pashtuns.
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 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan, a large group of refugees numbering an estimated 7,235,916 arrived from Bangladesh to India's West Bengal. Nearly 95% of them were Bengali Hindus, and, after the independence of Bangladesh , nearly 1,521,912 Bengali Hindu refugees decided to stay in West Bengal. [ 35 ]
Third Balochistan conflict; Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency; 1973 raid on the Iraqi embassy in Pakistan; 2006 Pakistan landmine blast; 2021 Machh attack; 2023 Barkhan bombing; 2023 Zhob suicide attack; 1970s operation in Balochistan; Human rights abuses in Balochistan; List of journalists killed during the Balochistan conflict (1947–present)
The princely state of Kalat in Balochistan acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 27 March 1948, [1] after having declared independence earlier on 15 August 1947. [2] It was accepted by the Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 31 March, making Kalat an integral part of Pakistan. The accession was a stormy affair. [3]