BALOCHISTAN CRISIS IN PAKISTAN
Balochistan is the largest provinces in Pakistan that covers almost half of their total land areas. The Balochistan crisis a continuing conflict of Baloch Nationalist and the Pakistan government that started as early as 1948 when Ahmed Yar Khan the brother of the governor Prince Abdul Karim Khan has been taken by the central Pakistan army in exchange of giving up the state of Kalat that has been set to live many Balochistan people so they protested. They have taken the move to revolt against the government of Pakistan that ignited the conflict between the provinces against their government. The forces of Prince Abdul Karim Khan and the Balochistan cannot be underestimated by the government since they also carry a strong army that can protect them.
This has been the beginning of the seemingly never ending battle of civil conflicts since then almost every year there has been reported insurgency that Balochistan and the central government of Pakistan has almost become a separate nation. During the 1970’s that there has been reports 7,000 to 9000 of casualties including civilian women and children who has been trapped in the middle of the war in Balochistan while the central government estimated more than 350 deaths of their soldiers. The crisis has cool down during the early 80’s but it has been reinforced in the beginning of the 2000 and crisis of rebellion has once again reawaken but in the mid of 2005 some of Balochistan leaders have presented a reinforced peace talk between them and the government but it never been successful and then on there were a series of bombing and killing between both parties.
This resulted in a more economic failure condition that workers and professionals including children could no longer work and study regularly because of the fear of war. The industrialization and production of both parties has been disregarded and they failed miserably to produce resolutions between their conflicts the killing of people continues. Balochistan nationalist continues to demand greater rights in their controlled borders they also demanded the full privilege to harness their natural resources that has been suppressed by the government accordingly.
The Balochistan province has also struggled in their border against Iran and Afghanistan during the 2007 up to the present that there were also series of attacks and bombing from these nations and all the boundaries of Balochistan has been covered by their enemy and no matter where border they would fill in their soldiers there will be struggle of war. Groups including Taliban and Al Qaeda have also tried to infiltrate their province recently that they have struggled for serious ethnic violence and repression when this forces have tried to break loose although they have not succeeded.
There were many cases of leadership changes because of murder and death Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was murdered in August of 2006 and Mir Balach Marri was also killed in Afghanistan war last 2007 he was honored like a hero but making their province weaker in the attach of war. Presently they have already launched their website that includes their history, political people, economic conditions and government including their Chief Minister Nawab Mohamad Aslam Khan Raisani. The long history of war and rebellion from this province has disgusted their country to change leaders unpredictably every now and then.
The government of Pakistan intentionally wanted to end their conflicts to bring changes and progress in the province that they have introduced to the rebels economic agenda called “Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan” but the Balochistan nationalist have disregarded the offer that it does not necessarily benefit their province. The Balochistan nationalist has not accepted any economic reforms coming from the government including traders and professionals has not been accepted from Balochistan and if they tried to insist their business they will be murdered. This includes the Chinese engineers who tried to build hydro power irrigation for farmers most of them are killed while there are also reports that some of them were severely injured.
Balochistan nationals has almost developed their own government separate from their mother country which is Pakistan, they wanted to take control of their natural resources including natural gas, agriculture, production and other areas that can only benefit the Balochistan nationals. Somehow they have been able to withstand the economic dilemma brought about by the crisis and insurgency that they have invested in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and coal mining. They can even employ domestic people coming from various countries but because of unsettled disputes the threat remains within their borders that have delimited their progress.
References:
(http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1070) (http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-compulsory-subjects/essay/essays/6000-balochistan-crisis.html) (http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/01/balochistan-crisis.html) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_conflict)
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