Problems of BalochistanBy: Dr Rajkumar SinghAfter accession to Pakistan, Balochistan witnessed the implementation of the One-Unit scheme in 1955 which amalgamated the four western provinces into one. 23 years after the creation of Pakistan, in 1970, Balochistan was granted the status of a province. The Baloch people had become part of the independent state of Pakistan yet colonial policies for controlling these tribes continued. Relations between Baloch nationalists and the central government have been confrontational since the creation of Pakistan, periodically turning violent. The author isHead of the Department of Political Science, BNMU, Saharsa, Bihar, India, and can be reached at [email protected]

Source: Pakistan Today October 15, 2019 15:22 UTC