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Topic: Balochistan

	ShaikhSiddiqui Balochistan
		Balochistan subsequently was dominated by empires based in Iran and Afghanistan as well as the Mughal empire based in South Asia.
		Balochistan is located at the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau and in the difficult to define border region between Southwest, Central, and South Asia.
		Balochistan province borders Sarhad and Afghanistan in the north, Punjab and Sindh in the east, Iran in the west and Arabian Sea in the South.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /balochistan.html (1107 words)

	Balochistan (Pakistan) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Its neighbouring regions are Iranian Balochistan to the west, Afghanistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the north and Punjab and Sindh to the east.
		Balochistan is located at the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau and in the difficult to define border region between Southwest, Central, and South Asia.
		Balochistan was sparsely populated by various tribes, possibly of Dravidian and Indo-Iranian origin, for centuries following the decline of the nearby Harappa-Mohenjo-daro civilisation to the east.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Balochistan,_Pakistan (1820 words)

	Chowrangi \| Our Beloved Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I think RS does not want to open his eyes to the fact that the Tribal lords never wanted their people to educate and progress, never wanted road built for their people to have a direct link to the civilization.
		How can you talk of developing Balochistan when the central govt has been siphoning off the mineral wealth of the province and keeping its strangelhold on the population through overt display of millitary power for more than 50 years.
		For your kind information, Balochistan was forcibly incorporated into Pakistan on April 01, 1948 through a millitary operation led by Gen Akbar Khan, the commander of the garrison at Quetta, against Dawood Khan the ruler of then Kalat State.
	www.chowrangi.com /our-beloved-balochistan.html (1374 words)

	Balochistan Development Gateway / About Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Southern Balochistan includes the Sarawan area in the north and a vast wilderness of ranges in the south.
		The Balochistan plateau is extends westward, average 263 m.
		Balochistan’s arid but diverse climatic zones have contributed to a rich animal and plants biodiversity while building a definitive culture heritage that allowed survival in this rugged and harsh landscape.
	www.balochistan.org.pk /aboutbalochistan.htm (384 words)

	Balochistan
		In the 21st century Balochistan is in the eye of the storm, once more a greater game has begun, rules of the game are not clear yet, but the players are obvious, such as the Chinese and their growing need for energy.
		Balochistan once more is in the eye of the storm, this time around Balochistan is gate of energy, from central Asia and there is huge natural resources sleeping underground waiting to be pumped out to the energy market at a relatively cheap price.
		Apart from Balochistans own resources the pipeline from Iran to India generate$3 billion a year and similar among or more from central Asian land lock country, which they can do little to their energy with out international market, accesses to that international market is through balochistan.
	www.balochistaninfo.com /Juni06/balochistan06.htm (1046 words)

	Balochistan People’s Party
		Balochistan People’s Party sincerely values the opportunity provided to us to bring to the Canadian people and to the world attention, the solution which in our view will result in solving the plight of the oppressed people in Iran.
		Balochistan, “the land of the Baloch” is presently subjugated by three countries of Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
		Balochistan People’s Party believes that the only way to save the people of Iran, Middle East, Central Asia and of course the world from the respectively oppression, interference in internal affairs, terrorist activities of this regime, is to change it before it acquires nuclear weapons.
	www.balochpeople.org /eng/2006/pressRel/BPP-CanadianParliament.htm (1942 words)

	Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Balochistan is located on the south eastern Iranian plateau, its geographical location between India and the Mesopotamian civilization had gave it a unique position as cross roads between earlier civilizations.
		Balochistan commands vast natural resources in its soil and surrounding areas, Afghanistan, central and Asian countries are also rich in natural resources.
		Balochistan is treated as colony of Iran and not a part of Iran.
	members.chello.se /balochistaninfo/Presentedatswedishparliament21-11-2004.htm (3166 words)

	balochistan-baluch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Western Balochistan was conquered by Iran in the 19th century, and its boundary was fixed in 1872.
		The northern part of Balochistan is mountainous and wild with hot temperatures in the summer and very cold and some times freezing weather in the winter.
		Balochistan was established as a separate province in its present form in 1970.
	members.fortunecity.com /baloch (1229 words)

	Balochistan Tango\| DesPardes.com
		Balochistan has an estimated population of 7,000,000, (according to the census of 1998 it was nearly 6,511,000) which comes to about 4½ % of the total population of the country.
		To cut the story short, even after the British Balochistan and the Balochistan States became a part of Pakistan, some reservations did persist in a section of the Balochi population, and the Khan of Kalat found it difficult to reconcile himself to the reality that his state was an integral part of Pakistan.
		Indian statement on the situation in Balochistan was a blatant interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs and was duly rebuked.
	www.despardes.com /articles/feb06/20060210-balochistan-crisis.asp (5343 words)

	Human Rights Violations in Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Balochistan HRCP Chairperson Zahoor Ahmed Shahwani said a man, Abdul Karim, was shot dead by police in front of his house but the killing was linked with Saturday's incident that claimed lives of three policemen.
		He said the HRCP had brought the issue to the notice of the governor, who had asked the commission to meet the chief secretary but the official had not given appointment for a meeting in 15 days and the response of the inspector-general of police was also not encouraging.
		President of Balochistan national Party and convener of PONM (Pakistan Oppressed Nation Movement),Sardar Attahullah Khan Mangle, President of Pakhtoonkhaw MAP and deputy convener of PONM Mr.; Mahmood Khan Achakzi and former Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Mangel,expressed his shock over the indiscriminate firing on the growers by the armed forces in Quetta.
	www.balochvoice.com /Human_Rights_Violations_in_Balochistan.html (1651 words)

	Open letter to USA President George W Bush
		Balochistan Rights Watch is requesting your urgent attention to the deteriorating situation created by Pakistani establishment through its army in Balochistan of Pakistan.
		The political parties of Balochistan made every possible effort to avoid a confrontational approach toward their just and democratic rights for the sake of prosperity of Balochistan and sanctity of life of every human-being.
		Even as Balochistan Rights Watch is in the process of writing to you over the problems in Balochistan, there are reports in the Pakistani newspapers that Gen Musharaf made new threats to the people of Balochistan by not withstanding any resistance to his plan by anyone (Baloch).
	www.balochistaninfo.com /open_letter_to_usa_president_geo.htm (1035 words)

	Re-engineering Balochistan
		Presently, a majority of Balochistan is covered, and almost all tribes have been united in their opposition to Islamabad in the enveloping Baloch Ittihad.
		Additional commitments in Balochistan would demand a dramatic redrafting of national strategies, and it appears that the military regime has not, in fact, visualized the deployments that would be required in a rapidly worsening internal security scenario in Balochistan.
		The military crackdown in Balochistan is clearly slated for intensification.
	www.kashmirherald.com /featuredarticle/balochistan.html (2888 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Trouble in Pakistanâs energy-rich Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		During a visit to Balochistan earlier last year, ISN Security Watch found the BLA members to be well-trained and well-armed, with machine guns, rocket-launchers, Motorola wireless sets, and Thuraya satellite phones receiving information about the movement of government troops.
		Balochistan's deprivation is further aggravated when it comes to federal funding, as funding is allocated based on population - a formula that granted Balochistan 85 per cent less funds than Punjab in the last fiscal year.
		Covering nearly 350,000 square kilometers, Balochistan is by far the largest of four provinces in the country, though it is home to less than 7 per cent of Pakistanâs population.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?ID=14606 (2946 words)

	Central Chronicle--Opinion
		It is possible that the Pakistanis are rattled by the Indian 'interference' in the affairs of Balochistan because of its proximity to the Kandahar region of Afghanistan where the Pakistanis allege India is establishing a 'strong' presence.
		Balochistan may be a part of Pakistan but India has some reasons to be concerned about the state of affairs in that neglected province which shares its border with Afghanistan and Iran and has been in a state of boil for close to two years.
		Balochistan is by far the largest province of Pakistan though its accounts for only about 7 percent of the country's population.
	www.centralchronicle.com /20060106/0601304.htm (1090 words)

	Balochistan Timeline 2007
		The suicide bomber who struck in a courtroom of a senior civil judge in Quetta could not be identified and police sent parts of his body to Islamabad for DNA tests and for restructuring his face for identification.
		The supply of gas to four districts of Balochistan and a private power plant is disrupted as insurgents blew up a main pipeline in Akhtarabad, a suburb of Quetta.
		Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, seized eight kilograms of explosive material, a detonator and a remote-controlled bomb from the Hazar Gangi area, but no arrests are made.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/pakistan/Balochistan/timeline/index.html (2954 words)

	Balochistan Timeline 2005
		Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yusuf escapes unhurt after seven rockets were fired at the camp of Frontier Constabulary near Kohlu.
		Presenting its interim report in the Senate, the Parliamentary Committee on Balochistan said the Frontier Constabulary and Coast Guard should be withdrawn from interior Balochistan, and proposed a number of other measures to improve the economic and social conditions of the province.
		The Balochistan Students Organisation claims that 70 people had been killed and hundreds injured so far due to the firing of gunship helicopters in Kohlu district of Balochistan.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/pakistan/Balochistan/timeline/2005.htm (1731 words)

	Balochistan Rights Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Balochistan Rights Watch’s formation is an effort alongside with other groups, bodies and parties in Balochistan and worldwide to work for the rights of Balochistan and prosperity of Balochistan.
		The Balochistan Rights Watch’s task is to present the real issues of Balochistan and pacify the unsubstantiated allegations of Pakistani and Iranian authorities on people of Balochistan throughout the international community by lobbying and writing on issues of Balochistan to United Nations, heads of states, non-governmental organisations and other relevant bodies.
		Therefore Balochistan Rights Watch’s task is largely depends on contribution of Baloch intelligentsia and activists from every walks of life in Balochistan and throughout the world.
	www.radiobalochi.org /balochistan_rights_watch.htm (268 words)

	Green Left - PAKISTAN: Balochistan: Pakistan's internal war
		Baloch nationalism and the grievances of Balochistan stem from a history of exploitation and marginalisation of the Baloch by the central, Punjabi-dominated, federal government.
		Balochistan is ethnically divided between the Baloch (45%) and the Pashtun (38%), with a further 17% of the population being mixed or other ethnicity.
		The Pashtun are concentrated in a belt in the north-west of the province roughly stretching between Qila Abdullah near the Afghan border, Quetta and Loralai to the east.
	www.greenleft.org.au /2006/692/35932 (2052 words)

	Peace Like A River: The crisis in Balochistan
		He said the focus of the event would be primarily on Pakistani Balochistan, which has been a place of "frequent and unresolved conflict." He brought up the old conundrum of whether this was a police action or military action, whether this was terrorism or a nationalist insurgency.
		Balochistan is in between two nuclear states, Iran and Pakistan.
		He said an independent Balochistan may not be viable if it has to depend largely on natural resource development.
	www.jeffkouba.com /myblog/2006/05/crisis-in-balochistan.html (1080 words)

	Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The province of Balochistan (or Balochistan) of Pakistan contains roughly the part of Balochistan that falls within the borders of present-day Pakistan.
		Neighboring regions are Iranian Balochistan to the west, Afghanistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan to the north and Punjab and Sindh to the east.
		Balochistan is geographically the largest of the four provinces at 347,190 km², but has the smallest population: approximately 6.3 million in 1994.
	www.pakboi.gov.pk /BFacts/balochistan_.html (683 words)

	Balochistan issue: lawmakers call for political solution -DAWN - Top Stories; 25 February, 2005
		ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: The opposition blamed the policies of the past and present military rulers for the present unrest in Balochistan as the National Assembly began a three-day debate on injustices done to the province.
		Opening the debate, the MMA chief described the Balochistan situation as a volcano and accused 'an individual's military government' of seeking solution to every problem through a military action instead of using political means.
		Mr Aitzaz said an army officer accused in the criminal assault of a lady doctor in Balochistan's Sui township should prove his innocence before a court rather be protected by the military from prosecution.
	www.dawn.com /2005/02/25/top10.htm (489 words)

	The Battle for Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		His mother has staged hunger strikes and gone to every possible forum to secure the release of her son, but to date he is nowhere to be found.
		Ironically, when the government initiated mega development projects in the province recently, and found the levies force incapable of handling the 'insurgents,' it suddenly decided to dispense with their services and bring some areas under the control of the regular administration.
		The government is now planning to construct military garrisons in the three most sensitive areas of Balochistan - Sui, with its gas-producing installations; Gwadar, with its port; and Kohlu, the "capital" of the Marri tribe, to which most of the nationalist hard-liners belong.
	www.newsline.com.pk /NewsSep2006/cover1sep2006.htm (3503 words)

	UNREST IN BALOCHISTAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Balochistan, which is now ruled by a coalition of six Islamic fundamentalist parties and the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League (Qaide Azam), is an area of growing concern and interest for the US.
		39.On September 23, 2003, the Balochistan provincial Assembly unanimously passed a resolution demanding that military cantonments should not be established in Dera Bugti, Kohlu and Gwadar and calling for the withdrawal of the Army from the bordering areas.
		Among Baloch nationalist leaders sought to be implicated in the case are Abdur Rauf Mengal, member of the National Assembly, Senator Sanaullah Baloch of the Balochistan National Party (BNP),former senator Javed Mengal, who is a son of former Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Attaullah Mengal, and brother of former Chief Minister Akhtar Mengal.
	www.saag.org /papers9/paper804.html (2956 words)

	Pakistan Launches New Offensive in Balochistan
		Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province, but is sparsely populated with only six million people.
		Government plans to build military bases in Balochistan to secure valuable energy resources are seen as the imposition of a foreign occupation force (Balochis are a rare element in Pakistan's armed forces).
		There are also government fears that Balochistan is being used as a transit point for foreign militants on their way to join al-Qaeda or Taliban forces active in Pakistan's northwest frontier.
	jamestown.org /terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370044 (872 words)

	Law order satution in Balochistan
		The unrest in Marri area and rest of Balochistan is due to the exploitative nature of Punjabi Pakistan.
		The terrorist attacks on public and private property in Balochistan have increased many folds during the recent weeks denying all the claims of the ruling government that they had eradicated terrorism from the province.
		Balochistan Chief Secretary Maj (retd) Muhammad Ashraf Nasar, the home secretary, the commissioner Quetta division, the IG Police and other senior officials of the police and local administration rushed to the spots.
	www.balochvoice.com /Laworder_in_Balochistan.html (9456 words)

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